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Written and illustrated by John Gadsby Chapman American
Publisher J. S. Redfield American
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Title: The American Drawing Book: A Manual for the Amateur, and Basis of Study for the Professional Artist, Especially Adapted to the Use of Public and Private Schools, As Well As Home Instruction.
Author:
Written and illustrated by John Gadsby Chapman (American, Alexandria, Virginia 1808–1889 New York)
Publisher:
J. S. Redfield (New York, NY)
Date: 1858
Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving
Dimensions: 11 1/8 x 9 7/16 x 1 1/4 in. (28.2 x 24 x 3.2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession Number: 41.500.1
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