[Rarebooks] FS: German Edition of Spencer's History of the U.S. with 90 steel engravings, 1866

[Charles Agvent]

 From our Fall Catalog of 60 New Arrivals now posted on our website: 
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this caliber, in a variety of fields including Literature, Presidential, 
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SPENCER, J. A. [HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES] GESCHICHTE DER VEREINIGTEN 
STAATEN VON DEN FRÜHESTEN ZEITEN BIS ZUR ADMINISTRATION VON PRESIDENT 
JOHNSON. New York: Johnson, Fry & Compagnie, (1866). Four quarto (7-1/2" 
x 11") volumes in publisher's brown half morocco with matching corners. 
The uncommon German edition of this title with only the engraved title 
pages, the copyright pages, and the captions to the illustrations in 
English. A beautifully illustrated history of the United States to date 
with 4 steel-engraved title pages and 86 fine steel engravings after 
numerous artists including Leitze, Weir, Powell, Chappel, Nast, and 
others. In addition there are several pages of facsimiles of documents. 
A clean and Near Fine example.                          $500.00	

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