1859 American Revolution Illustrated 2v Benson Lossing

1859 American Revolution Illustrated 2v Benson Lossing Pictorial Field-Book

A rare, 1859 edition of Benson Lossing’s famous illustrated history of the American Revolutionary War. This fine, two-volume set features impressive illustrations depicting aspects of the war, portraits, battle strategy, and important scenes derived from Lossing’s personal experience. Sabin notes that this work is valuable for information that is not found in other resources, calling this work a ‘cyclopedia of the American Revolution,’ and Larned remarks that it is ‘a stimulating and useful work.’ One of the important sections of this work is Lossing’s description of the perils of the country immediately following the conclusion of the war.

This 1859 edition includes eleven hundred illustrations throughout the two volumes!

Item number: #8737

Price: $499

LOSSING, Benson John

The pictorial field-book of the revolution.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1859.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

Vol. 1 – xiii, [1],783, [1]

525 illustrations

Vol. 2 – viii, 772

571 illustrations

References: Howes L 477; Sabin 42129; Larned 1420;

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure

Size: ~10.5in X 7.25in (26.5cm x 18.5cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent.