A memorial volume of Virginia historical portraiture, 1585-1830 by Clarke, Thomas B; Ellen Glasgow; Alexander Wilbourne Weddell - 1930

Richmond, VA: The William Byrd Press, Inc, 1930. Hardcover. VG Cover has discoloration, corner damage, and fading. Cracking at cover hinge. Spine has cracking discoloration. edge damage. Bookblock has age toning. Interior pages have very light foxing and age toning. Brown leather boards. VA state seal in gilt on front cover. Gilt lettering on 4 raised band spine. Top edge gilt. Decorative interior covers and end pages. Rough cut bookblock. xxxi, 556 pages, 207 unnumbered leaves of plates LImited to 1000 Copies. No 454. "This volume commemorates an exhibition of contemporary portraits of personages associated with the history of Virginia between the years 1585-1830, held in Virginia House, Richmond, under the auspices of the Virginia Historical Society, between April 26 and May 27, 1929"--Page vii./ "This limited edition of one thousand copies has been printed from type and the type distributed"--Page iv./ Published in Richmond, Virginia./ Some portraits are accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress./ Each biography of a person for whom no portrait is known to exist is accompanied by a blank leaf./ Includes bibliographical references and index.