[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]. A group of books and historic auction catalogues about the engraved portraits of George Washington, including Hart, comprising:
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 1, 2022
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[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]. A group of books and historic auction catalogues about the engraved portraits of George Washington, including Hart, comprising:
BAKER, W.S. The Engraved Portraits of Washington. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880. -- Catalogue of the Dr. Charles E. Clark Collection of American Portraiture. Boston: C.F. Libbie & Co., [1901]. (Wrappers detached, light soiling). -- HART, Charles Henry (1847-1918). Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington. New York: The Grolier Club, 1904. -- The Unique Collection of Engraved Portraits of Gen. George Washington Including...The Great St. Memin Personal Collection. Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, 1904. Modern tan library cloth. Provenance: Missouri Historical Society (bookplates, deaccession stamp). -- The Unequaled Collection of Engraved Portraits of Washington. Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, 1906. -- And 3 others. Together 8 works in 8 volumes, all FIRST EDITIONS, 4to and 8vo, all in publisher's bindings except as noted, condition generally very good.
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