Kettell thomas prentice ed (2 Ergebnisse)

Full calf. First edition. iv, 572 pp. Illus. with 6 b/w plates. 8vo. Engraved portraits of Jacob Thompson of Mississippi, Emery D. Potter of Ohio, David T. Disney of Ohio, James A Seldon of Virginia, John McKeon of New York, and F. P Stanton of Tennessee. Articles on Mexico, General Lopez of Cuba, Stephen Davis "A History of the Divining Rod; With the Adventures of An Old Rodsman," and more. Inch chip at head of spine, tears to backstrip and front joint, boards scuffed, pencil doodling on front endpapers and a few leaves, scattered foxing and offsetting, still about good. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good + overall. Subjects include the War with Mexico (Mexican American War, p514 - 524), Washington Irving (p488), Railroads (p338), conditions of China (p397 to 410), and Peru (p129) The Mexican War article, titled "Incidents of the War" from Macao by A.H. Everett recommends Captain W. S. Henry's work titled, 'Campaign Sketches of the War with Mexico'. His obituary is printed next to the article. 8vo, 568 pp. Four mezzotint portraits as frontispiece portraits. Full tan calf, title in gilt on black spine compartments. Covers rubbed, some fox spotting at margins of frontispiece portraits.…