1862 – National Portrait Gallery | First Edition, 133 Famous Engravings – 2vol Set

National Portrait Gallery is one of the most impressive collections of biographies of famous Americans with portraits of leading figures from American History. This incredible work contains biographies of American leaders such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. The appeal of this work, however, is the portrait engravings by Alonzo Chappel.   Bibliographic Details Title: National portrait gallery of eminent Americans Author(s): Evert A. Duyckinck Illustrator(s): Alonzo Chappel Publisher: New York: Johnson, Fry & Company Edition: First edition, 1862 Binding: Leather binding and corners Format: (4to), two volumes Size:  11.25 in x 9 in (28.5 cm x 22.5 cm) Collation: Vol. 1 – iv, iii-vii, [1], 9-488 pp; Vol. 2 – iv, 5-470 pp Illustrations: 133 steel engraved portraits Contents Include: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton Famous inventors, military officers, explorers, and founding fathers   Condition: Very Good. Leather binding and corners over hardcover boards; binding tight and secure. Mild rubbing to board edges. Pages generally clean with mild spotting to preliminaries. Complete in two volumes.   Why Collect This? First edition Civil War era Americana Full suite of 133 engraved portraits   Item Number: #50121 Categories Americana, American History Law & Government Literature Military & War Arts & Architecture Civil War Authors Evert A. Duyckinck Printing Date 19th Century Language English Binding Leather Book Condition Very Good Collation Complete