APPLETON'S CYCLOPAEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY Complete in 6 Volumes

Language: English

Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, NY, 1888

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Full leather covers with red title labels on the spine which are slight worn. Raised bands on the spines show light wear. Gold lettering and bands on the spines are slightly worn. Covers exhibit moderate wear, chipping and soiling to corners, edges and spine ends. Gold gilt decorative edges of the covers is bright. Marbled page ends are in very good condition. Exterior hinges are weak but still firmly attached. Moderate soiling and wear to covers and spine. Text is yellowed due to age. Otherwise unmarked. The many full page b&w portraits are all in very good condition with tissue protection. "Above 15,000 names of prominent native and adopted citizens of the United States. Also the names of several thousand citizens of North and South America. The aim is to embrace all noteworthy persons of the New World, and to give biographies that shall embody with sufficient fullness the latest result of historical research." Volume I AAR-CRA. 768 pages. AARON-CHANDALL. Volume II CRA-GRIM. 768 pages. CRANE -GRIMSAHW. Volume III GRIN-LOC. 752 PAGES. GRINNELL-LOCKWOOD. Volume IV LOD.-PICK. 768 pages. LODGE-PICKENS. Volume V PICK.-SUM. PICKERING-SUMTER. Volume VI SUN-ZUR. INDEX. 809 pages. SUNDERLAND-ZURITA. A very nice set of books which detail the United States early history. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-lib unless stated.…

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Title
APPLETON'S CYCLOPAEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY Complete in 6 Volumes
Author
Wilson, James Grant & Fiske, John (editors)
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company, New York, NY
Publication year
1888
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Dimensions
4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

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