Military Heroes of America
H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss: Philadelphia, ca 1851.
Hardcover Miniature Book. 2-5/8 x 3-1/8", original gilt decorated brown cloth, top-edge gilt, xi, 12-191pp (page #191 misprinted as page #19), frontis. portrait, illus. title page, engraved plates of 45 American military figures pictured. Item #900675
Miniature children's book from series "Miniature Juveniles" published between 1951 and 1862 in Philadelphia (Bradbury "Antique U.S. Miniature Books" #B958).
Biographical sketches of 45 notable American military figures including George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, William Henry Harrison, Alexander Hamilton, Nathan Hale, and Ethan Allen.
Edge-wear to cloth, ink owner's name first free endpaper, foxing throughout, tight, good overall.
Price: $100.00