National portrait gallery of eminent Americans : including orators, statesmen, naval and military heroes, jurists, authors, etc., etc. / from original full length paintings by Alonzo Chappel ; with biographical and historical narratives by Evert A. Duyckinck ; in two volumes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duyckinck, Evert A. (Evert Augustus), 1816-1878.

Contributor:

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Genre:

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

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

Thompson, P. M. (autograph) (copy 3)

Physical Description:

2 volumes in 62 parts : portraits ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Johnson, Fry & Co., [1861-1863?]

Notes:

T.p. for entire work and added engraved t.p. for v. 1 issued in pt. 1.

Imprint dates from engraved portraits.

"The work will be completed in sixty-two parts at twenty-five cents each, to which will be added, and can be had or not, at the option of subscribers, A supplement, consisting of fourteen parts at twenty-five cents each, or seven double parts at fifty cents each, containing twenty-eight additional portraits and biographies, the whole forming two elegant quarto volumes."--Conditions of publication.

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

Parts 1-12 issued in single parts and pts. 13-34, 39-40, 43-50 in double parts.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy 1 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-18 and 23-34 only.

Penn Libraries copy 1 has some leaves unopened.

Penn Libraries copy 1 has one detached plate (portrait of George Bancroft), 1 detached back wrapper and lower portion of 1 detached front wrapper laid in.

Penn Libraries copy 2 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1, 2 (2 copies), 4-8, 10-11 and 47-48 only; pt. 2 (second copy) wanting 1 plate; pt. 47-48 wanting front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 2: pt. 47-48 has ms. note of part numbers in blue pencil on verso of first plate.

Penn Libraries copy 3 imperfect: RBC has pts. 2-3, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 39-40, 43-46 and 49-50 only; pt. 10 and pt. 49-50 wanting back wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 3 has some leaves unopened; pt. 13-14 has ms. note ("Pay to Howarth 50 ct P.M. Thompson") in pencil on front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 4 imperfect: RBC has pts. 9-10 only.

Penn Libraries copy 4 has some leaves unopened.

Penn Libraries copy 5 imperfect: RBC has pts. 2, 4-5, and 11 only.

Penn Libraries copy 5 has a few leaves unopened; pt. 11 has stamp ("Johnson, Fry & Co. ... Boston") on front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 6 imperfect: RBC has pts. 2-4, 6, 8-11, 15-24 only; pt. 8 wanting 1 plate.

Penn Libraries copy 6 has some leaves unopened; detached front wrapper ("Part 5") laid in; some parts have ms. note in pencil ("+31") on front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 7 imperfect: RBC has pt. 39/40 only; title leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 8 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1 and 29/30 only; front wrapper of pt. 1 torn across the center.

Penn Libraries copy 8 has ms. note ("+31") in pencil on front wrappers.

Penn Libraries copy 9 imperfect: RBC has pt. 1 only.

Penn Libraries copy 9 has 2 detached plates and detached front and back wrappers to pt. 2 laid in; a few ms. notes in pencil on front wrappers.

OCLC:

78096142