Battles of the United States by sea and land : embracing those of the Revolutionary and Indian wars, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War : with important official documents / by Henry B. Dawson; illustrated from original paintings by Alonzo Chappel ; in two volumes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dawson, Henry B. (Henry Barton), 1821-1889.

Contributor:

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Battles--United States.

Battles.

United States.

United States--History, Military.

History, Military.

Genre:

Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

Physical Description:

2 volumes in 40 parts : illustrations, portraits, plates ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Johnson, Fry, and Company, 1858.

Contents:

I. The War of the Revolution, 1775-1783

II. The Indian, French, and Algerine wars, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War, 1790-1847.

Notes:

Parts issued in illustrated light blue or pale brown paper wrappers also printed with publisher's advertisements. Title pages and other preliminaries issued in pt. 40, including 6 p. of cancels for the t.p., preface and half-t.p. to v. 1 issued with pt. 1. Pages 745-746 for v. 1 issued in pt. 40.

Each vol. has added engraved t.p.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-25 only; pts. 8, 16 and 24 without plates; pts. 8, 9, 14, 17, 20, 21 and 25 wanting front wrapper; pt. 23 wanting back wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy has some pages unopened at top edge; front wrapper of pt. 1 torn off at bottom outer corner; "What the Hon. Edward Everett says of Dawson's 'Battles of the United States by Sea and Land'" pasted to front wrapper of pt. 16.

OCLC:

1168426