The Gallery of Illustrious Americans. Containing the Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Twenty-Four of the Most Eminent Citizens of the Republic, Since the Death of Washington by Lester C. Edwards (editor), Matthew B. Brady (photographer) Francis d'Avignon (lithographer) - 1850

Inscribed from one Zartman to her son in 1943; about three inked notes in text. A tight clean copy.; 8vo ; xix; 432 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

A little loss to spine paper covering; otherwise a fine copy with a good Benito cover (v. image).; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.IS on AFM

Handsome half black morocco over marbled boards; marbled endpapers & edges. Odd Fellows' Library Assn., San Francisco circular stamp to title page, Translator's Introduction, end of text and end of Index. Nice John Howell bookseller sticker to rear. ; 8vo; [ix], 280 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Includes Antioch College Bulletin: Supplementary Information for Prospective Students 1935 - 36.

Half red calf. This volume bound by publisher in smyth-sewn signatures, without puncturing the fold-outs. Moisture mark to lower gutter; boards detached; spine calf lost. Over 150 folio chromolithograped caricatures and comics, one third of which are folding.

A little loss to spine paper covering; otherwise a fine copy with a good Benito cover (v. image).; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.IS on AFM

Approximately 3200 booking records (approximately 20 of which have been contemporaneously blotted-out) numbered 37888 to 41109 accompanied by individual 2 x 3 inches photographs and description of the person and their alleged crime. Full brown cloth. Front board separated at hinge (see image). Marbled endpapers. Index of names in alphabetical order. Lacking page 289/290. Heavy shelf wear given the size, weight and regular usage; moisture mark to lower edge. [52], 358 pp. 16.5 x 19.65 in.; 24 pounds (10.8 Kilo)

Quarter morocco over pictorial maroon cloth board with gilt particulars to spine. Top edge gilt. Limited edition copy No. 91 of 380 issued, this being the English Toned Paper edition. Hors textes plates with tissue guards throughout. Black and white illustrations throughout text as well. Title continued: "to which are added a chronology of one hundred voyages westward, projected, attempted, or accomplished between 1431 and 1504; biographical accounts of the three hundred pilots who first crossed the Atlantic; and a copious list of the original names of American regions, caciqueships, mountains, islands, capes, gulfs, rivers, towns, and harbours." Topics include: John Cabot, Gaspar Corte-Real, Christopher Columbus, Ancient Maps, First Knowledge of Florida, Colonisation [colonization] of Nova Scotia, Aliminos, Pardon Real, Lusitano-Germanic Cartography, and much more. Wear to head of spine and hinges, but still intact and sturdy. 802 pp. 9 3/4 x 11 3/4. A clean, bright volume without previous owners'… Read More

Volumes 14 & 15, 26 issues, whole numbers 351-376, plus 45 page Christmas Supplement. Half black calf over pebbled boards. Nice smyth sewn binding allowing for flat opening.

Half red calf. This volume bound by publisher in smyth-sewn signatures, without puncturing the fold-outs. Moisture mark to lower gutter; boards detached; spine calf lost. Over 150 folio chromolithograped caricatures and comics, one third of which are folding.