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The national portrait gallery of distinguished Americans / conducted by James Herring and James B. Longacre ; under the superintendence of the American Academy of the Fine Arts.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection E176 .H563 1835 pt.23,26,29,33
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Biography.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor)
- Physical Description:
- parts : portraits ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Monson Bancroft ; Philadelphia : Henry Perkins ; London : O. Rich, c1835-1836.
- Notes:
- Title, statement of responsibility and imprint from front wrapper of pt. 23; copyright dates from front wrappers of pts. 23, 26, 29 and 33.
- Imprint on wrappers varies: pt. 33 has "New-York : Bancroft & Holley ... Philadelphia, Henry Perkins. London, O. Rich ... "
- The complete work appeared in 4 v., 1837-1846.
- An engraved portrait by any of a number of artists precedes each biographical essay.
- Parts issued in yellow paper wrappers printed with publisher's advertisement.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.
- Penn Libraries copy imperfect: RBC has pts. 23, 26, 29, 33 only; title leaf wanting.
- Penn Libraries copy has bookseller's printed description laid in pts. 23, 26 and 33; pt. 23 has light worming of top outer corner of last two leaves; pt. 26 has dampstaining at bottom outer corner of wrappers, first and last plates and last 4 leaves; pt. 33 has some dampstaining at bottom outer corner of wrappers and leaves.
- OCLC:
- 78937852
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