The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite

1874

James Nasmyth

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James Nasmyth

Artist, British, 1808 - 1890

This is a photograph of the cover of a blue book featuring an illustration. The book cover is a deep blue color, with embossed decorative elements at each corner. At its center, there is a rectangular inset with a black and gold illustration. The illustration appears to be a mound or a hill composed of intricate patterns and stippling against a dark background.

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Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

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Inscriptions

inside cover, sticker, upper left: Ex Libris / C. K. Ogden; bookplate, center, signed in black ink: John Dansford (?) Tupin (?); title page, by unknown hand, across upper right in graphite: x65110 / 4/94 / $650 - wonderful / copy - from the library / of the interior designer / Codman - See front