Collectible - Good First Edition

New York: New York and Hartford Publishing Co., 1871. First edition. 4to hardcover. Bound in dark brown leather with blind tooling and elaborate gilt titling to rounded bevelled boards, and gilt title and devices to spine, with six compartments separated by raised bands. Gilt dentelle to inside board edges. AEG, and marbled endsheets. 847pp. Fine engraving of each "man of mark." Good book. Typical shelfwear, with rubbing to extremities. Front joint starting. Interior near fine, with some creasing to tissue guards, and very minor offsetting from a few plates. (history, biography) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Collectible - Acceptable First Edition

New York: New York and Hartford Publishing Co., 1871. 1st edition. Sm 4to. Full leather with gilt lettering and decoration, gilt edges, and raised spine bands. 847pp. Illustrations, portraits. Binding copy. Boards shelfworn and rubbed. Typical foxing to pages. Front hinge cracked. Rejointed with red binding tape. Chipping to foredge of first five leaves. Spine split at page 422. (United States, Biography, History) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.