Lucas' progressive drawing book, in three parts: : Part I--The principles of drawing in pencil, Part II--Colouring and shading in india ink, Part III--A treatise on perspective; : consisting chiefly of original views of American scenery, and embracing the latest and best improvements in the mode of instruction.

Poem "The colours" by E. Van Blon, part 2, p. [65]-66.

Dedicated to Robert Gilmor, Esq.

For detailed description of illustrations, see Drepperd, C.W. American drawing books (New York, 1948), p. 8. Also Drepperd, C.W. Rare American prints. (Antiques. Concord, N.H., 1929. v. 16, p. 25-28).

Includes landscape drawings of scenes in Maryland, Hudson River, and Mississippi River.

Illustrations: 17 aquatints (13 of them hand-colored), including two added half-title pages by John Hill after E. van Blon; 15 soft ground etchings, all but nos. 1, 4 and 7 signed by Joseph Cone, and 6 engravings, nos. 4 and 6 signed by J.D. Nicholson.

Part 3 has engraved hand-colored half title: Practical perspective.

Added, engraved half title is hand-colored aquatint.

"District of Maryland, to wit: Be it remembered That on this first day of January, in the fifty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, Fielding Lucas, Jun'r, of the said district, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit: "Lucas' Progressive Drawing Book ... In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, ... Philip Moore, Clerk of the District of Maryland"--Verso of title page.

Part 1. The principles of drawing in pencil -- Part 2. Colouring and shading in India ink -- Part 3. A treatise on perspective.

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Mode of access: Internet.

Contemporary half brown leather, tooled in gold and blind; rebacked with brown goatskin, green leather lettering piece on new spine; marbled paper boards; upper cover has engraved paper label: "Progressive drawing book. Published by F. Lucas, Jr. Baltimore."; original marbled endpapers.

Bookplate on front pastedown: Charles E. Goodspeed.

ACQ: 33394; W. Reese Co.