TWO VOLUME SET OF B.J. LOSSING’S “PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF THE REVOLUTION”

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THE PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF THE REVOLUTION; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence

Two volumes, 1860 issue. Maroon cloth covered boards with foil title on spine. Eleven hundred engravings on wood by Lossing and Barritt, from original sketches by the author.

Volume I is 783 pages. Volume II is 772 pages, indexed. Condition is good with light wear. Ex-library copies. The only notable issue is where black marked was used to cover library stamps on top and bottom ends and on the title pages with bleed through on one or two following.

Around 1848, Lossing conceived the idea of writing a narrative sketchbook on the American Revolution. The first installment was published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine in 1850; the completed Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution was published in 1853. To gather material for the work, Lossing traveled some 8,000 miles throughout the United States and Canada. As with his subsequent books, his pen and ink drawings served as the primary illustrations. The book won him critical acclaim and general reputation.

From the library of author/publisher Dean Thomas.   [jet][ph:L]

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