MEMOIRS of the GENERALS, COMMODORES, and OTHER COMMANDERS

MEMOIRS of the GENERALS, COMMODORES, and OTHER COMMANDERS, who distinguished themselves in the
AMERICAN ARMY AND NAVY during the
WARS OF THE REVOLUTION AND 1812

who were presented with medals by Congress, for their Gallant Services

THOMAS WYATT, A.V.
illustrated by 82 steel engravings from the original medals

1848, Philadelphia, Carey and Hart

Rare 1st edition,

fine 19th century custom binding, half calf with marbled boards, ornamented spine, 315 pages

Condition : very good, bumping to spine and corners, some very mild foxing, original interleaved tissue covering plates in fine condition

Front free endpaper with signature, in 19th century inked hand :
"from A.B. Taylor"
Alfred Bower Taylor (1824-1898) Founding member of the American Pharmaceutical Society; Founding member of the Philadelphia Numismatic & Antiquarian Society; through a long and illustrious career, Taylor had numerous merchant tokens struck for his pharmaceutical business, over 21 varieties of which are still catalogued by and featured in numismatic collections today.

(verso, & on following free end paper, in 20th century ink :
Georgia Stamm Chamberlain / Mrs. Robert S. Chamberlain
(Georgia Stamm Chamberlain was a writer on medals and 19th century American art)
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