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National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc.
by Duyckinck, Evert A
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- first
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About This Item
New York; (1861): Johnson, Fry & Co. First Edition. Quarto. In two volumes , 488pp, 470pp. portrait frontispieces, engraved vignette title page, regular title page, with portraits from original full length paintings by Alonzo Chapell of presidents, jurist authors, naval and military heroes, etc. with biographical and historical narratives by the author. A very handsome set bound in publisher's full dark brown morocco, central title and flourishes gilt within blind stamped decorative border, raised bands, compartments lettered in gilt and decorated in blind, all edges gilt. Only minor post of rubbing to binding, faint circular dampstains to title page of volume one. Very nice set.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017785
- Title
- National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc.
- Author
- Duyckinck, Evert A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Johnson, Fry & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York; (1861)
- Keywords
- Statesman Naval and Military Heros Jurist Authors Alonzo Chappel
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Edges
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- Vignette
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- Title Page
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Quarto
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