Author: Carrera, John M.
Title: Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities
Description: San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2009. Hardcover. A matte green casebound book. Bronze lettering on a black plate on a green spine. Pages: (26), 1-483. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white images. "Featuring over 1,500 engravings that originally graced the pages of Webster's dictionaries in the 19th century, this chunky volume is an irresistible treasure trove for art lovers, designers, and anyone with an interest in visual history. Meticulously cleaned and restored by fine-press bookmaker Johnny Carrera, the engravings in Pictorial Webster's have been compiled into an alluring and unusual visual reference guide for the modern day. Images range from the entirely mysterious to the classically iconic. From Acorns to Zebras, Bell Jars to Velocipedes, these alphabetically arranged archetypes and curiosities create enigmatic juxtapositions and illustrate the items deemed important to the Victorian mind. Sure to inspire and delight, Pictorial Webster's is at once a fascinating historical record and a stunning jewel of a book. VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker at the base of the spine. A tear in the surface paper of the spine that effectivly erases an image that had been printed there. Stamp on the top text block. Stamp on the font free end page. Due date card on the back free end page. Sticker and stamp on the back pasted end page.

Keywords: Reference of All Sorts ; Pictorial Dictionary ; ;


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