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The Century Gallery 100 Portraits Portfolio, circa 1897

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The Century Gallery 100 Portraits Portfolio, circa 1897

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Description

The Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits Portfolio, circa 1897 - Complete. Selected from The Century Magazine, The Century Co. New York. There are exactly 100 Plates/Portraits in the portfolio. These plates are reproductive wood engravings after portraits of famous people in the fields of art, literature, politics, military life, the theatre and the dance; both European and American, largely of 19th century figures. The list of plates/portraits is printed on the inside back cover. Size: Portfolio – 14” x 10.5” x 1.25” thick

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Condition

Very good, some scuffing on cover, edges, creasing line on some portraits and yellow spotting or stains, nothing heavy on the portraits. The portraits are clean and clear.