Our Country, A Household History of the United States, for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time [i.e. 1899], Complete in Six Volumes (6 Vols)

by Lossing, Benson; & Hugh Craig

Revised and Extended Edition (1899)

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Book Description

New York: James A. Bailey, 1899 6 volumes complete (as called for on the title page). Very Good+ condition (see photos). Light scattered foxing to just a few pages. Corners are NOT bumped. NOT library discards. A bright, clean, square, reasonably tight, unmarked set of the Revised and Extended Edition. Copyright is 1895 but the coverage in Volume 6 extends into 1899. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Oversize hardcover. 7.75" wide by 10" tall. 2,092pp. With over 500 illustrations by Felix O. Darley, including 12 engravings on steel (with tissue guards), 8 photogravures, 7 maps, 122 halftones, engravings, and woodcuts. Extensive coverage of the Revolutionary War. Volume 5 deals exclusively with Civil War and has many nice engravings. The sixth volume, "continued from July 4, 1876" by Hugh Craig, extends the history through the end of the Spanish American War. The set is uniformly bound in the original maroon cloth. Each volume is stamped in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. Keywords: Darley Engraving Art History Americana Civil War Battleship Maine Rough Riders. Shipping for this large, heavy 6 vol. set is most economical by MEDIA MAIL. Priority and International shipment are also available, but ONLY by special arrangement, and at significantly greater cost. Revised and Extended Edition (1899) . Oversize Hardcover -very heavy. Very Good+ condition. Illus. by Darley, Felix O.. 6 volumes: 2,092 pages.

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