Battles of America by sea and land : consisiting of the colonial and revolutionary battles, the War of 1812, and the Mexican campaigns : with biographies of naval and military commanders and illustrative anecdotes / by Robert Tomes ; illustrated by a series of steel engravings of naval and military incidents and battle scenes, chiefly from original designs by F.O.C. Darley, Alonzo Chappel, and other eminent artists.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomes, Robert, 1817-1882.

Contributor:

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History, Military.

United States.

History, Military.

United States--History, Naval.

Naval history.

Battles--United States.

Battles.

Genre:

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

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

Virtue and Company (Chicago) (stamp)

Physical Description:

3 volumes in 50 parts : illustrations, plates ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Virtue and Company, 1861.

Notes:

Parts issued in illustrated paper wrappers printed with publisher's advertisements.

Title pages issued in pt. 50; added engraved title pages issued in pts. 1, 22 and 49.

Errata on verso of "List of plates, vol. III." issued in pt. 50.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy housed in 2 boxes.

Penn Libraries copy imperfect: pts. 1, 10, 19, 27, 29, 44, 46, and 47 wanting.

Penn Libraries copy has many leaves unopened; stamp of "Virtue & Co. Publishers ... Chicago" on front wrapper of each part; second copy of pt. 39 with ms. part number "29" on front wrapper; 1 printed leaf of advertisements for "The war with the South" laid in pt. 50.

OCLC:

3416075