Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Catalogue of Superior Second-Hand Books in Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts, in Excellent Library Condition: Also Standard and Popular Works, for the Library or Presentation, Including Many Sumptuous Books, in Bindings of the Highest Quality
The portraits are In Photogravure, from the original plates taken by Captain abney, and each is accompanied by a Bio graphical Sketch.
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