DRAWING / PAINTING INSTRUCTIONAL ANTIQUARIAN VOLUMES, LOT OF THREE, comprising Whittock, "The Miniature Painter's Manual, Containing Progressive Lessons on the Art of Drawing and Painting Likenesses From Life on Card-Board, Vellum, and Ivory; with Concise Remarks on the Delineation of Character and Caricature.", London, 1844, seven plates, three being hand-colored; Cartee, "Elements of Map-Drawing with Plans for Sketching Maps by Triangulation, and Improved Methods of Projection", Boston, 1859; and Lavater, "The Pocket Lavater or, the Science of Physiognomy", embellished with forty-four complete heads, Hartford, 1832. Original covers.
Miniature volume lacking title page and most of list of plates/contents page, and last page of ads; Map volume lacking page of ads at back; otherwise very good condition.
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Provenance: Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA to benefit collections care, preservation, and future acquisitions.

Miniature volume lacking title page and most of list of plates/contents page, and last page of ads; Map volume lacking page of ads at back; otherwise very good condition.