[Rarebooks] fs: Revolutionary War Portraits, Ltd. ed.

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

Andrews, William Loring.  AN ESSAY ON THE PORTRAITURE OF THE AMERICAN 
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, being An Account of a number of the Engraved Portraits 
connected therewith, remarkable for their rarity or otherwise 
interesting... To which added an Appendix containing lists of Portraits of 
Revolutionary characters to be found in various English and American 
publications of the eighteenth and the early part of the nineteenth century.

New York; Printed by Gilliss Brothers for the author in an edition of 185 
copies on hand-made paper: 1896.

An interesting and enjoyable work by an inveterate Americanist and 
collector of both prints and books. Andrews points out that some of the 
"portraits" are works of imagination rather than accurate portrayals of the 
subjects, and attempts to provide a survey of other portraits which 
appeared in period magazines. "Although there are a few errors in the 
publication, Andrews' knowledge of the subject is thorough" (Karpel. K661).

Hardcover. 6.5"x9.5", viii + 100 pages, plus 18 gravure plates with tissue 
guards illustrating 20 portraits. Bound in old crimson half-leather with 
raised bands and gilt spine medallions; marbled boards and endpapers. A 
fine copy internally, with light wear to the covers; hinges loose and 
wobbly, front hinge leather separating and general wear to the 
covers.  [07783]  $250.00

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