Author: (Brown, Walter F). Miller, Charles Thurber . (1830-1876)
Title: Settlement of Rhode Island. Illustrated by Walter F. Brown, Providence, R. I
Description: Providence, RI: Lithographed by the Graphic Company, N.Y. 1874. 1874. Providence, RI: Lithographed by the Graphic Company, N.Y. 1874. 1874. Good. - Small oblong quarto [9-3/4 inches high by 11-1/4 inches wide], dark blue cloth titled in gilt with a vignette in gilt & decorations in black on the front cover. The binding is rubbed & bumped with the cloth chipped along the edges. There are small pieces out of the head & tail of the spine. Title & [14] leaves of heavy stock, lithographed on 1 side only, with brief text on each leaf surrounded by caricatures by Walter Francis Brown. There is foxing throughout & the front edges of the front endpaper & flyleaf are slightly chipped. Good.

First edition.

Painter and illustrator Walter Francis Brown [1853-1929], was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was an illustrator for Charles Miller's "Roger Williams" and for "A Tramp Abroad" by Mark Twain. Good .

Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATOR; PAINTER; WALTER FRANCIS BROWN; CARICATURES; SETTLEMENT OF RHODE ISLAND; CHARLES T. MILLER; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

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