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Fourteen high quality chromolithographs on card with explanatory text, illustrated with vignettes, verso. Landscape 8vo. In the original chromolithographic card wraps, slightly rubbed, the upper wrap restored at the spine edge, restrung with the original silk cord. Richmond, Virginia, Allen & Ginter, n.d. Promotional item produced for Allen & Ginter tobacco manufacturers. The chromolithography, which is by Schumacher & Ettlinger of New York, is of the highest quality, the colours deep and dense, the shading superbly nuanced. Most of the plates are enhanced by ornate borders in gold, only slightly affected by oxidation and off-set. Ships featured include the Constitution, Miantonomoh, & Destroyer.   Uncommon and extremely attractive. …