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 � � The NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY of DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS!! � With biographical sketches.� Complete in 4 volumes. � � Printed in 1856!! � This set is Over 150 YEARS OLD!!� � Extensively ILLUSTRATED with full page Steel Engraved Plates! � All plates are protected by tissue! � Every person included has a full page portrait! � � Hundreds of plates, roughly 40 plates per book, all are present and intact! � Starting with George Washington and then Martha Washington, � including many important figures of early America like, � Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, etc. � Including hundreds of Revolutionary War Era figures!! � This is an important piece of Americana! � � Near FOLIO-SIZED! � These measure 11 INCHES TALL!! � � Thick leather bindings! � These are bound in the highest quality full morocco leather bindings, with extensive tooling! � Thick beveled edges! � 5 thick raised hubs on the spines! Elaborate paneling to the covers. � Full leather bindings, such as these, were more costly to produce and are particularly desirable! � This is a gorgeous set, and displays beautifully All edges cased in thick gilding. Gilded spines. � � Printed in Philadelphia in 1856.� D. Rice and A. N. Hart. � � 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.

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T�tulo: LEATHER Set. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. History United States of America Plates 1856
Encuadernaci�n: Encuadernaci�n de tapa dura
Edici�n: 1� Edici�n

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