Sunshine and Play-Time.
SUNSHINE AND PLAY-TIME. Verses by the Rt. Rev. William Crowsell Doane. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1893. First edition. 4to., (23) pp., a.e.g., illustrated with vignette photographs and 8 tipped-in tissue photogravures. Gilt-titled illustrated red cloth. Aside from a tiny nick at the bottom edge of the front free endpaper, this is a fine, near new copy.
Emma Justine Farnsworth (1860-1952) of Albany, New York was an active photographer from around 1886 to 1912. She created allegorical and narrative images to use for book illustrations. Alfred Stieglitz called her the finest lady amateur photographer; she won numerous prizes for her work. This is her scarce second book. which is not located by Mus White in FROM THE MUNDANE TO THE MAGICAL. Only nine copies located in OCLC.
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