
Reference: | S51443 |
Author | Daniel Appleton |
Year: | 1850 ca. |
Zone: | Naples |
Printed: | London |
Measures: | 220 x 145 mm |
Reference: | S51443 |
Author | Daniel Appleton |
Year: | 1850 ca. |
Zone: | Naples |
Printed: | London |
Measures: | 220 x 145 mm |
Bella veduta di Napoli dalla collina di Posillipo, stampata a Londra da Daniel Appleton.
Acquaforte, 1850 circa, con iscrizione in basso. Buona impressione con raffinata colorazione successiva, ottime condizioni.
D. Appleton & Company was an American company founded by Daniel Appleton (December 10, 1785 – March 27, 1849), who opened a general store which included books. He published his first book in 1831. The company's publications gradually extended over the entire field of literature. It issued the works of contemporary scientists at moderate prices, for example, Herbert Spencer, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, Charles Darwin, etc. Medical books formed a special department, and books in the Spanish language for the South American market were a specialty which the firm made its own. In belles lettres and American history, it had a strong list of names among its authors.
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D. Appleton & Company was an American company founded by Daniel Appleton (December 10, 1785 – March 27, 1849), who opened a general store which included books. He published his first book in 1831. The company's publications gradually extended over the entire field of literature. It issued the works of contemporary scientists at moderate prices, for example, Herbert Spencer, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, Charles Darwin, etc. Medical books formed a special department, and books in the Spanish language for the South American market were a specialty which the firm made its own. In belles lettres and American history, it had a strong list of names among its authors.
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