A Brief Sketch of the First Monitor and Its Inventor
Language: English
Published by Printing House of Matthews & Warren, Buffalo, New York, 1874
- Hardcover
- Used
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 225.00
Quantity: 1 available
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A Paper Read Before the Buffalo Historical Society, January 5, 1874. Second edition "Printed by request" on title page, issued in 1874, same year as the first edition. 52pp. Rebound in 19th-century dark green buckram boards, w/ brown endpapers & plain paper wraps; original printed paper wrappers not bound in. An Author Presentation Copy w/ an elegant inscription in ink by the author on title page: "Charles William Pollard from his friend E.P. Dorr, Buffalo, N. York, Monday Sept 11th 1876". Affixed to the front end paper is Captain Dorr's rare personal maritime ex-libris bookplate, beautifully designed & printed by the historic Buffalo lithography firm Clay & Cosack. The recipient, Charles William Pollard (1827-1905), was a prominent Buffalo lumber merchant whose shipping logistics aligned with Dorr's executive role as superintendent for the Buffalo Board of Lake Underwriters. Boards & gilt are bright w/ light stains/marks on front & rear boards, see photos. Pages are tight, crisp & bright w/ light age-toning. Brown end papers are lightly rubbed/scuffed; plain paper wraps are tanned, rear one has light foxing. A collectible, double-association piece of Civil War naval history & Gilded Age Buffalo commerce. See photos, ships same day or next day. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Brief Sketch of the First Monitor and Its Inventor
- Author
- DORR, Eben P.
- Publisher
- Printing House of Matthews & Warren, Buffalo, New York
- Publication year
- 1874
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Seller catalogs
- Association Copy, History, Military, Signed Books
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