Artist's Portfolio.
Cambridge, MA: S. Decatur, n.d. c. 1900. First edition thus. Cloth over Boards with 4-hole, cloth-tie binding. Oblong quarto, with several sections: "Plane Problems" has 4 plates; "Elements of Drawing" has 13 plates; "Projections" has 16 plates; "Perspective" has 9 plates (2 out of order); hand-signed, hand-drawn, hand-colored illustrations. Very Good; cloth tie binding is broken. Item #22120
This is a mystery. The title page indicates that this was created by someone at MIT, but without a full name it is difficult to decipher whether this is a professor or a student. The drawings are well executed images of mathematical and architectural elements, drawn in fine black ink, with watercolor enhancements to some to introduce color or patterning to the drawing. A lovely portfolio with attractive and artistic rendering.
Price: $275.00