Two Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, Volume 3 & 4. Each half bound in leather and marbled paper; Raised spine bands, with gilt lettering and gilt decoration; Marbled end leaves. Pages and illustrationa all in good condition. Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography is a six-volume collection of biographies of notable people involved in the history of the New World. Published between 1887 and 1889, its unsigned articles were widely accepted as authoritative for several decades. Later the encyclopedia became notorious for including dozens of biographies of people who had never even existed. Each measures 10.5 x 7.5 x 2.5". Weight 10 pds 8 oz.

Lite Edge wear to boards and spine