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BROWN, William H. (1808–1883). Portrait Gallery of Distinguished American Citizens, with Biographical Sketches, and Facsimiles of Original Letters. [New York: G.A. Baker & Co., 1931].
Large folio. 27 plates of silhouettes and 26 facsimiles. Original gilt–decorated blue cloth (some rubbing at extremes).
LIMITED EDITION, number 204 of 600 copies, for the first time reproducing the original 1846 printing. An impressive collection of renowned Americans in full–length silhouette profile, all based on sketches made from life by Brown.