G. G. Evans's great gift book establishment, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: Exterior view – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures G. G. Evans's great gift book establishment, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: Exterior view in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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G. G. Evans's great gift book establishment, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: Exterior view
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The Great Gift Book Establishment of G. G. Evans stood at 439 Chestnut Street, on one of Philadelphia's main commercial thoroughfares, and this wood engraving records the shop's exterior from the street. Gift books, illustrated volumes of verse and prose bound for sale mainly around the winter holidays, were a significant part of the mid-nineteenth-century book trade, and a dedicated shop for them reflected that market. The view appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on December 31, 1859, one of the weekly papers that brought urban scenes like this to readers well beyond the city.
| Created / published | 1859 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 4 prints : wood engraving. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 9, no. 213 (1859 Dec. 31), p. 76. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,145 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-159353 |
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