Pictorial National Records: Embracing Descriptions of European and Asiatic Nations: A Statistical View of the United States of America; and a History of the Great Rebellion.
by Blake, William O
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Columbus, Ohio: Gilmore and Brush, 1863-1866. Complete first edition set of Blake's scarce history of the American Civil War. Quarto, two volumes, original publisher's gull morocco, elaborately decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In good condition. A rare complete set of this scarce work, far more rare than Blake's better-known History of Slavery and the Slave Trade.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133068
- Title
- Pictorial National Records: Embracing Descriptions of European and Asiatic Nations: A Statistical View of the United States of America; and a History of the Great Rebellion.
- Author
- Blake, William O
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Gilmore and Brush
- Place of Publication
- Columbus, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1863-1866
- Keywords
- History of the Great Rebellion First Edition, William O. Blake First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...