Description: For your consideration is a piece from my personal collection: 1860 "The Illustrated Life of President George Washington Giving an Account of his Early Adventures and Enterprises, his Magnanimity and Patriotism, his Revolutionary Career, his Presidential Life, and his Final Decease with Vivid Pen-Paintings of Battles and Incidents, Trials and Triumphs of the Heroes and Soldiers of Revolutionary Times" by Jon T. Headley "Together with an Interesting Account of Mount Vernon as it is - The Whole Embellished with Numerous Steel and Wood Engravings, and a Splendid colored Lithographic View of Mount Vernon and Washington's Tomb - Sold only by Subscription" RARE, with extensive revolutionary war information ~ detailed battles and campaigns ~ steel engravings ~ hand-colored plate ~ fold-out mount vernon lithograph ~ ornate rococo-revival victorian fine binding ~ exceptional piece of antebellum military americana Publisher: New York: G. & F. Bill, 1860. Features: • measures about 9.25'' x 6.25'' • red moiré cloth binding with embossed gilt decoration to all sides • textblock all edges marbled • salmon-pink tinted endpapers • steel engraved frontispiece portrait of Washington with tissue-guard • illustrated with: five other steel engravings, each with tissue-guard, many hand-colored woodcut plates, and many uncolored woodcut pates, also a large folding color lithograph of Mount Vernon • 528 pages. Condition for age is considerably good for this piece of history. The Mount Vernon fold-out is unfortunately torn, although complete. Binding is well-intact, covers have honest character as shown. Looking at the details this was not a book for the average person in 1860, and sold by subscription only it was a very limited printing at the time. Great marbling, gold gilt detail, hand-colored plate, etc. RARE in any condition, at over 160 years old this is just a fantastic piece that is very hard to find. FREE shipping to the USA and I'm happy to ship internationally at cost. Thanks for looking!
Price: 499.99 USD
Location: Chester, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-12-09T12:26:57.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1861
Topic: Historical
Binding: Hardcover
Author: J. T. Headley
Subject: George Washington
Language: English
Publisher: G &F Bill
Special Attributes: Illustrated
