1848 Lives of the Heroes of the American Revolution: Comprising The Lives of Washington and His Generals and Officers who were the most Distinguished in the War of the Independence of the U.S.A; Also--Embracing The Declaration of Independence and Signers' Names; The Constitution of the United States and Amendments; Together with the Inaugural, First Annual and Farewell Address of Washington, Embellished with Portraits, Phillips & Sampson, Boston, 1848, frontispiece, 370 pp, blind embellished cloth, 8 in. x 5.5 in. In good condition. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing to corners and edges. Top end band is torn with slight loss. Gilt finishing remains bright. Modest soiling to cloth. End papers are light toned with splotchy foxing. Frontis and title page are heavily foxed, text block lightly foxed and toned. Free of known markings. Binding tight and intact. A sound copy with few aesthetic flaws. Please see photos. A commemorative reference text for the military and political heroes of the American Revolution