Sale 21BP03 | Lot 50

[SNOWDEN, RICHARD] History of the American Revolution in Scripture Style...

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
[SNOWDEN, RICHARD]  History of the American Revolution in Scripture Style...

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Lot 50
[SNOWDEN, RICHARD] History of the American Revolution in Scripture Style...
Frederick County, Maryland: Matthias Bartgis, 1823. Later edition, but the first with the remarkable plate. Modern tan morocco by Monastery Hill. 6 1/ x 3 7/8 inches (16.5 x 9.5 cm); 300 pp., frontispiece portrait of Washington. Some toning.

Printed at the Pleasant Dale Paper Mill, this edition is best known for the curious frontispiece of Washington, who is shown with a profoundly bulbous nose worthy of W.C. Fields.


Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for $9,450 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for $9,450 (includes buyer's premium)

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