LEATHER Set. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. History United States of America Plates 1856

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National Portrait Gallery. Complete in 4 massive volumes. 11 inches tall. Printed in 1856. I think the first edition was in 1836. Heavily illustrated with plates. Full tooled Morocco leather. Bindings are original. Light extremity wear. This is a high quality set. Printed on quality rag paper. The plates are foxed/oxidized. Quality rag paper with low acid content. Set is complete. 11 inches tall. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 1856. LEATHER LIBRARY SET. Illustrated ΓΆΒ Β ΓΆΒ Β The NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY of DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS!! ΓΆΒ Β With biographical sketches.ΓΆΒ Β Complete in 4 volumes. ΓΆΒ Β ΓΆΒ Β Printed in 1856!! ΓΆΒ Β This set is Over 150 YEARS OLD!!ΓΆΒ Β ΓΆΒ Β Extensively ILLUSTRATED with full page Steel Engraved Plates! ΓΆΒ Β All plates are protected by tissue! ΓΆΒ Β Every person included has a full page portrait! ΓΆΒ Β ΓΆΒ Β Hundreds of plates, roughly 40 plates per book, all are present and intact! ΓΆΒ Β Starting with George Washington and then Martha Washington, ΓΆΒ Β including many important figures of early America like, ΓΆΒ Β Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, etc. ΓΆΒ Β Including hundreds of Revolutionary War Era figures!! ΓΆΒ Β This is an important piece of Americana! ΓΆΒ Β ΓΆΒ Β Near FOLIO-SIZED! ΓΆΒ Β These measure 11 INCHES TALL!! ΓΆΒ Β ΓΆΒ Β Thick leather bindings! ΓΆΒ Β These are bound in the highest quality full morocco leather bindings, with extensive tooling! ΓΆΒ Β Thick beveled edges! ΓΆΒ Β 5 thick raised hubs on the spines! Elaborate paneling to the covers. ΓΆΒ Β Full leather bindings, such as these, were more costly to produce and are particularly desirable! ΓΆΒ Β This is a gorgeous set, and displays beautifully All edges cased in thick gilding. Gilded spines. ΓΆΒ Β ΓΆΒ Β Printed in Philadelphia in 1856.ΓΆΒ Β D. Rice and A. N. Hart. ΓΆΒ Β ΓΆΒ Β In excellent condition. The leather is very supple and fresh. All the hinges are fully attached, although there is some rubbing, some general rubbing, and signs of wear. Some light foxing, printed on quality paper. There is an early bookplate.

Seller Inventory # 22.08.18.ga

Bibliographic Details

• Title: LEATHER Set. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. History United States of America Plates 1856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition