Mullen Books

National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans, From Original Paintings by Alonzo Chappel [2-Volume Set]

Duyckinck, E.A.

New York: Johnson, Fry & Company, n.d. Hardcover. Brown leather with gilt lettering on cover and spine. 5 raised bands. All-around gilt page edging. Volume I: vii; 488 pp. Volume II: iv; 502. Many BW plates. VG-. Covers show a big of general shelf wear. Private library sticker on front pastedowns. First volume has a blank page missing a chunk along top edge, but does not affect contents. A few light soiling spots or foxing inside, but overall text and plates remain clear. Item #171370

Title continues: "Including orators, statesmen, naval and military heroes, jurists, authors, etc., etc., from original full length paintings by Alonzo Chappel. With biographical and historical narratives by Evert A. Duyckinck." No date, but other editions were published in the 1860s (this edition probably 1864 at the earliest, according to some fine print text). A beautiful set.

Price: $200.00