Men of Mark in Connecticut, Vol. II: Ideals of American Life Told in Biographies and Autobiographies of Eminent Living Americans by Osborn, Norris Galpin - 1906

Hartford: William R. Goodspeed, 1906. Hardcover. First edition, though possibly a later printing. Very Good buckram-bound hardcover with marbled endpapers; the pages were originally uncut and some have been roughly cut. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A collection of 137 biographies of prominent men living in Connecticut at the turn of the 20th century; the second volume of either four or five volumes total. Edited by Norris Galpin Osborn. 433 pages + 59 b&w plates, some engravings with tissue overlays and some offset printed, each with a facsimile signature of the sitter below the image; 6.5 x 9.25 x 2.25 inches. Index of names, index of plates. The copyright is 1904; the title page date is 1906. It is believed that the series was started and copyrighted in 1904 and that this volume was issued in 1906 but research doesn't confirm this. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping will be more than quoted.