1873 – Portrait Gallery | First Edition, Famous Americans & Europeans – 2vol

Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women is one of the most impressive collections of biographies of famous American and European figures with portraits of leading figures from history. This incredible work contains biographies of American leaders such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, as well as descriptions of famous Europeans such as Shakespeare, Otto von Bismarck, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander II of Russia.

Note that this 1873 first edition features dozens of full-page steel engravings throughout the two beautiful volumes.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Portrait Gallery of eminent men and women of Europe and america
• Author(s): Evert A. Duyckinck
• Illustrator(s): various
• Publisher: New York: Johnson, Wilson & Co.
• Edition: First edition, 1873
• Binding: Leather binding and corners
• Format: (4to), two volumes
• Size:  11.25 in x 9 in (28.5 cm x 22.5 cm)
• Collation:
  • Vol. 1 – 640 p
  • Vol. 2 – 638 p
• Illustrations: steel engraved portraits throughout
• Contents Include:
  • George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, etc.
  • Famous Europeans: Shakespeare, Otto von Bismarck, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander II of Russia, Frederick II, etc.

Condition:

Very Good. Leather binding and corners over hardcover boards; binding tight and secure. Mild rubbing to board edges. Pages generally clean with mild spotting to preliminaries. Complete in two volumes.

Why Collect This?

• First edition world history and famous biographies
• Full suite of engraved portraits

Item Number: #50122