1856 HISTORY of UNITED STATES Pre-CIVIL WAR Leather COLOR MAP Huge ENGRAVINGS
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Up for auction is a beautifully bound 19th century history of the founding of the United States, entitled THE HISTORY of THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA; From the DISCOVERY OF THE WESTERN WORLD TO THE PRESENT DAY , by W.H. Bartlett. Published by George Virtue & Company in New York in 1856. 698 pages. Originally part of a three-volume set, this is Volume III only. A famed and richly illustrated pre-Civil War history of the country, lavishly bound in three-quarter morocco with gilt-stamped decorations and lettering on cover and spine. Image of Lady Liberty on front cover gazing upward at a halo of thirteen stars. All page edges very brightly gilded. Tightly bound. Book in VERY GOOD PLUS condition overall. This volume is devoted to the history of the country from the War of 1812 to the period just after the Mexican War. Includes a wide variety of bright and early strikes of steel engravings, mostly of famous 19th century Americans. Engravings include NIAGARA FALLS FROM THE FERRYTHE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENTVIEW OF THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTONPORTRAIT OF JAMES MONROEPORTRAIT OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMSBOSTON AND BUNKER HILLPORTRAIT OF ROBERT FULTONPORTRAIT OF ANDREW JACKSONPORTRAIT of JOHN C. CALHOUNPORTRAIT OF MARTIN VAN BURENPORTRAIT OF SAMUEL HOUSTONPORTRAIT OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISONPORTRAIT OF WILLIAM H. SEWARDPORTRAIT OF JAMES K. POLKPORTRAIT
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