Title: Lives and Portraits of the Presidents of the United States. With Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States. Author: Duyckinck, Evert A. and Alonzo Chappel Place: New York Publisher: Henry J. Johnson / Johnson & Gittens Date: [c. 1881] Description: 12 volumes. Each illustrated with 3 engraved plates by Alonzo Chappel and 24 pp. of text. (4to) printed wrappers. 12 volumes, sold by subscription only. From the back covers: "The work will form One Elegant Quarto Volume and will be issued in 12 semi-monthly parts at 50 cents each. Each part will contain Three Fine Steel Engravings and 24 pages of text, printed on heavy calendered paper made especially for this work." The work was indeed later issued as a single volume. Volume 1 with pictorial tan wraps published by Henry J. Johnson The 11 following volumes published by Johnson & Gittens in uniform printed blue wrappers. Includes facsimile of the Declaration of Independence. Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887) was the pre-eminent artist of American leaders and events of his time. Scarce in this format. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear, soiling and some staining to wrappers with occasional chips and tears at edges, some volumes with detached wrappers, with some loose gatherings and plates, scattered foxing, Vol. 12 lacking rear wrapper; about good. Item number: 278559a
Title: Lives and Portraits of the Presidents of the United States. With Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States. Author: Duyckinck, Evert A. and Alonzo Chappel Place: New York Publisher: Henry J. Johnson / Johnson & Gittens Date: [c. 1881] Description: 12 volumes. Each illustrated with 3 engraved plates by Alonzo Chappel and 24 pp. of text. (4to) printed wrappers. 12 volumes, sold by subscription only. From the back covers: "The work will form One Elegant Quarto Volume and will be issued in 12 semi-monthly parts at 50 cents each. Each part will contain Three Fine Steel Engravings and 24 pages of text, printed on heavy calendered paper made especially for this work." The work was indeed later issued as a single volume. Volume 1 with pictorial tan wraps published by Henry J. Johnson The 11 following volumes published by Johnson & Gittens in uniform printed blue wrappers. Includes facsimile of the Declaration of Independence. Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887) was the pre-eminent artist of American leaders and events of his time. Scarce in this format. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear, soiling and some staining to wrappers with occasional chips and tears at edges, some volumes with detached wrappers, with some loose gatherings and plates, scattered foxing, Vol. 12 lacking rear wrapper; about good. Item number: 278559a
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