Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities
Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities
$35.00
Carrera, John M. Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities
Cl. Chronicle Books. 2009
Book ID: 81953
Features over 1500 engravings that originally graced the pages of Webster's dictionaries in the 19th century. From Acorns to Zebras, Bell Jars to Velocipedes, these alphabetically arranged archetypes and curiosities create enigmatic juxtapositions and illustrate items deemed important to the Victorian mind.
512 pp., 1500 b&w illus.