BOOKS: (2) Sets National Portrait Gallery 1862-68
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BOOKS: (2) Sets National Portrait Gallery 1862-68, 2 sets in 5 volumes: The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans with Biographical Sketches by Celebrated Authors. Rice, Rutter & Co., Philadelphia. 1868. Complete in three volumes. 165 steel engravings. Hardcover. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Leather spines and corners with marbled endpapers and sides. Vol 1 engraving of Washington facing page 1 has been removed, tissue overlay remains, and frontispiece of Washington is present, Vol 2 front hinge broken between copyright and contents pages and engraved title page and frontispiece loose, National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc., Etc., from Original Full Length Paintings by Alonzo Chappel with Biographical and Historical Narratives by Evert A. Duyckinck. Johnson, Fry & Company, New York. Complete in two volumes. No date, circa 1862. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Leather spine and corners, page edges gilded.
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Charles E. Sigety
Notes/Literature: The late Charles E. Sigety was a renowned collector of Americana, ranging from examples of Norman Rockwell to important historic documents. A selection of his collection was sold at Christie's New York in 2016
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Charles E. Sigety
Notes/Literature: The late Charles E. Sigety was a renowned collector of Americana, ranging from examples of Norman Rockwell to important historic documents. A selection of his collection was sold at Christie's New York in 2016
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BOOKS: (2) Sets National Portrait Gallery 1862-68
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