Witch Winnie at Shinnecock
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1894. J. Wells Champney.
First Edition. 294 pp. 8vo. Original sage-green cloth with gilt titles and pictorial silver and black stamping to front board and spine. Spine darkened with rubbing to gilt and wear at ends. Corners blunted. Interior clean with firm binding; pages significantly age-toned as is common for this paper stock.
A vivid look into the burgeoning American art scene of the 1890s, blending moral instruction with a realistic backdrop of bohemian art student life. This volume is particularly prized for its connection to the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art, founded by William Merritt Chase, providing a unique contemporary fictional account of the plein-air movement in America.
. Good. Item #739Price: $75.00