Early printing of 1895 ed.; 514 p., neatly opened, clean and unmarked except for penciled name of former owner on verso of floral front end page; paper very fine and only mildly age-toned. Frontis. engraving of Napoleon and many ill. throughout; binding firm, but leather mostly stripped from spine, with portion stamped with bright gilt lettering protected by clear tape. green boards faded and bumped at corners. This important work deserves rebinding. View More...
"Memorial Edition;" Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Co., 1983; subtitle: "Editor, Representative, Speaker, Senator, Cabinet Minister, Diplomat and True Patriot : a Graphic Record of His Whole Illustrious Career, from the Cradle to the Grave : Profusely Illustrated : Sold by Subscription Only." 578 p., clean and unmarked anywhere; front end page detached and front gutter cracked; Daguerrotype portrait frontis.; engravings and other ill. within; in absence of d.j. the sepia boards with black stamped images and tarnished gilt lettering are bumped with rubbing on edges. View More...
