Scarce Leather Bound Edition of Portrait Gallery of Prominent Freemasons, Volume I

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A PORTRAIT GALLERY WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT FREEMASONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. Volume I. New York, Boston, and Philadelphia: John C. Yorston & Co., Masonic Publishers, [1892]. Large Paper Edition. "Superbly illustrated with steel plate portraits." Half leather over gilt-stamped boards, with gilt- and blind-stamped spine, and all edges gilt. Folio; [iv], iv, 100pp. With additional engraved title page and numerous plates with portraits of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and many others, each plate accompanied by a captioned guard sheet.

13 7/8 x 11 1/4 in.

This two-volume leather bound edition is scarce on the market and found in only eight libraries per WorldCat at time of review.

Sturdy binding but with typical wear to leather (heaviest at corners and tail of spine), an area of cracking to front joint, and boards with light discoloration, scuffing, and chipping; mild wear to gilt page edges; interior with an occasional spot of grime and minor offsetting, and expected age-related wear including light toning and scattered foxing.