1899 – Plantation Sketches | First Edition, American South & post-Slave Culture Art

Plantation Sketches by J Campbell Phillips is a rare, 1899 portfolio of artwork depicting scenes associated with plantation and farm life in the American South. Many of the illustrations show slaves and slave children in their day-to-day life in a “comic style” presentation. The is merely a collection of plates rather than written descriptions, nevertheless, this work is a highly desirable and considerably valuable piece of Reconstruction Era art depicting African American and black Americans in the post-war South.   Bibliographic Details Title: Plantation Sketches Author(s): J. Campbell Phillips Illustrator(s): J. Campbell Phillips Publisher: New York, R.H. Russell Edition: 1899. First edition. Binding: Hardcover Format: Folio, single volume Size:  12 in x 15 in (30 cm x 38 cm) oblong Collation: [2], 29 plates Contents Include: Illustrated scenes depicting plantation life in the American South Comic style character studies and social encounters Large-format plates presenting Southern regional subjects   Condition: Very Good. Binding secure with mild edge wear from age. Text block firm and complete with all 29 plates present. Pages clean with typical light age toning.   Why Collect This? Large folio illustrated Southern Americana work 29 comic style plates by illustrator J. Campbell Phillips   Item Number: #50161 Categories Americana, American History Arts & Architecture Authors J. Campbell Phillips Printing Date 19th Century Language English Binding Hardcover Book Condition Very Good Collation Complete