Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war [v. 1 & 2]
Bound volume
Alexander Gardner
American, b. Scotland, 1821–1882
Philp & Solomons
American
Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war [v. 1 & 2]
1865–66
Bound volume with albumen silver prints
Overall (Volume 1 cover): 12 5/8 × 17 11/16 × 1 1/8 in. (32 × 45 × 2.8 cm)
Overall (Volume 2 cover with insert): 17 1/4 × 12 5/8 × 1 15/16 in. (43.8 × 32 × 4.9 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
1981.0004.0001-0100
DescriptionTwo disbound volumes of 100 prints, 50 prints in Volume 1 and 50 prints in Volume 2, taken from 1862-1865 documenting the U. S. Civil War. All plates and text blocks are detached from covers of both Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. Covers are brown leather with gilt; with blue, red and white marbled endpapers.
Inscriptions Printed in gilt on Volume 1 cover recto, C: GARDNER'S \ PHOTOGRAPHIC P&S SKETCH BOOK \ OF THE WAR.
Printed in gilt on spine of Volume 1: GARDNER'S \ PHOTOGRAPHIC \ SKETCH BOOK \ OF THE WAR. \ VOL. I. \ PHILP & SOLOMONS WASHINGTON D. C.
Printed on disbound title page of Volume 1: Gardner's \ PHOTOGRAPHIC \ Sketch Book \ of the War. \ Vol. 1. \ PHILIP & SOLOMONS, Publishers - Washington, D. C.
Printed in gilt on Volume 2 cover recto, C: GARDNER'S \ PHOTOGRAPHIC P&S SKETCH BOOK \ OF THE WAR.
Printed in gilt on spine of Volume 2: GARDNER'S \ PHOTOGRAPHIC \ SKETCH BOOK \ OF THE WAR. \ VOL. II. \ PHILP & SOLOMONS WASHINGTON D. C.
Printed in gilt on spine of Volume 1: GARDNER'S \ PHOTOGRAPHIC \ SKETCH BOOK \ OF THE WAR. \ VOL. I. \ PHILP & SOLOMONS WASHINGTON D. C.
Printed on disbound title page of Volume 1: Gardner's \ PHOTOGRAPHIC \ Sketch Book \ of the War. \ Vol. 1. \ PHILIP & SOLOMONS, Publishers - Washington, D. C.
Printed in gilt on Volume 2 cover recto, C: GARDNER'S \ PHOTOGRAPHIC P&S SKETCH BOOK \ OF THE WAR.
Printed in gilt on spine of Volume 2: GARDNER'S \ PHOTOGRAPHIC \ SKETCH BOOK \ OF THE WAR. \ VOL. II. \ PHILP & SOLOMONS WASHINGTON D. C.
