Stauffer, David Mcneely, and Mantle Fielding. The finely-bound Skiff set of Stauffer's standard work American engravers

STAUFFER, DAVID MCNEELY, AND MANTLE FIELDING

AMERICAN ENGRAVERS UPON COPPER AND STEEL. NEW YORK [VOLS I AND II] AND PHILADELPHIA [VOL.III]: GROLIER CLUB [VOLS. I AND II], 1907-1917

3 volumes (including the "Supplement"), 8vo (9 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.; 238 x 159 mm). Vols. I and II: titles in brown and black, half-titles, 43 plates, 2 of which folding. "Supplement": half-title, 3 plates. Uniformly bound in contemporary blue morocco, covers with elaborate overall design of gilt fillets strapwork and cornerpieces with scrolling foliage and pointillé work, spines with raised bands in six compartments, second and fourth lettered, others with elaborate overall in gilt, blue morocco turn-ins and pastedowns with paneled decoration in gilt, silver grey watered-silk doublures; neat repairs to hinges of one volume. 

The finely bound Skiff set of Stauffer's standard work on the subject, including Fielding's supplement

The first two volumes are from an edition of 353 sets, this set one of 350 printed on "imported mold-made paper." The first volume is sub-titled "Biographical sketches illustrated" and includes the 43 plates; vol. II is sub-titled "Check-list of the works of the earlier engravers." Mantle Fielding's work is a supplement to both of the earlier volumes and is limited to 220 copies signed by the author, this copy numbered 131.

PROVENANCE:

Frederick W. Skiff (bibliophile, author and Grolier Club member, bookplate)