"The Tow" by Henry Farrer, Amer., (1843-1903) Engraving showing ships and coal barges

showing ships and coal barges moored dockside with scaffolding and conveyor belts for the transfer of cargo

and also titled in pencil in lower left margin on a stiff cream card stock

as they were to his life long friend

two soft creases diagonally thru the print

Unusually large for a wood engraving

"The Tow" by Henry Farrer, Amer., (1843-1903) Engraving showing ships and coal bargesEtching, 1886, Ed. unknown, 6 x 8 3 8, signed and dated copyright 1886 in the plate, with trimmed but sufficient margins, a small spot in the sky near center, an adjacent subtle curved handling crease visible in raking light; substantially toned verso, on cream laid paper, probably Van Gelder Zonen, widely used for various publications including original etchings by American artists of the etching revival. Despite the condition issues, this is a fine