New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Henry T. Finck was more than a music critic; he was a 'tastemaker' of the Gilded Age. His 'Scenic Tour' was published at a moment when the completion of the major transcontinental lines allowed for a new kind.....

New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1932. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE — Holbrook Jackson was one of the most influential figures in the mid-century 'Bookman' culture. 'The Anatomy of Bibliomania' remains his masterpiece, representing the last great era of the 'Gentleman Scholar' before bibliographical studies became strictly academic. It is both a primary document.....

NewYork: Book Collectors Society. Limited Edition. HISTORICAL CONTEXT —Written during the postwar flowering of modern British art criticism, Stokes’s study helped reposition Renaissance painting for twentieth-century readers through the lens of psychology, formalism, and modern aesthetics. His writings influenced later generations of critics and artists by treating Renaissance structure and.....