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William H. Brown. Portrait Gallery of Distinguished American Citizens, with Biographical Sketches, and Fac-similes...
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The Incredibly Rare Portrait Gallery of Distinguished American Citizens by William Brown - Complete with Twenty-Seven Tinted Lithograph Silhouette-Style Portraits and Lithographed Facsimile Autograph Samples
William H. Brown. Portrait Gallery of Distinguished
American Citizens, with Biographical Sketches, and
Fac-similes of Original Letters. Hartford: Published by E. B.
and E. C. Kellogg, 1845. First edition. Folio. Approximately 16.75
x 12 inches. 111, [1, blank] pages. Complete with twenty-seven
tinted lithographed silhouette full-length portraits (except the
frontispiece of George Washington, which is only head and
shoulders) of distinguished Americans, as well as twenty-seven
lithographed facsimile samples of their autographs inserted
throughout. With one exception (George Washington), all of the
portraits were done by Brown from life (with each subject posing
for him over several years), Brown cutting the silhouette portraits
using simple scissors. The subjects are on a variety of tinted
backgrounds. Publisher's black morocco backstrip over brown cloth,
front cover decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt, spine ruled
and lettered in gilt. Binding worn, spine torn, front hinge broken,
text block broken in several places. Text and plates foxed. A fair
copy of a lovely and very scarce book (only one other copy has sold
in auction in the last fifty years). Subjects include George
Washington, Andrew Jackson, John Marshall, John Quincy Adams,
William Henry Harrison and many others.
Auction Info
2012 October 4-5 Rare Books Signature Auction - Beverly Hills #6091 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2012
4th-5th
Thursday-Friday
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