William Hermes' Systematic Drawing-School. American Edition, nos. 284, 285, 286 (3 volumes)

K. & E. [Keuffel & Esser?] NY. Oblong 8vo, stapled wraps, each with 6 lithograph plates of portraits for copying. Notoriously fragile wrappers that are age toned and readily chipping around the edges. Plates printed on superior paper stock; soil and light foxing to outer plates, otherwise bright and crisp. Frost & Adams, Boston artist supplier sticker inside rear wraps. Rear cover of no. 285 detached; faint tidemark to upper corner of 286; else Good with usual chipping and toning.  "Awarded at the International Exhibitions London, Philadelphia etc." printed on covers above stamped series numbers. Stamped series differ from numbers printed on plates--Hermes produced hundreds of the "Systematic Drawing-School" pamphlets, cheaply compiled groups of lithographs for copying. These examples all offer portraits. No. 284: Plates labeled 327.1-327.6.; No. 285 has plates 328.1-328.6; No. 286: 329.1-329.6. Advertised in contemporary trade magazine as being in 250 numbers, this item Pa