Youth's Pictorial Library by Anonymous 1847
Published by Nafis & Cornish
1. Life of General George Washington |
2. Life of General Zachary Taylor |
3. Life of Gen. William J. Worth |
4. Life of Gen. Winfield Scott |
5. Life of Napolean Bonaparte |
6. Life of Gen. Francis Marion |
7. Life of Israel Putnam |
8. Life of Benjamin Franklin |
9. Life of Marquis de Lafayette |
10. Life of General Jacob Brown |
11. Life of Gen. Joseph Warren |
12. Life of the Duke of Wellington |
Cloth. Red, brown and green have been seen. Gilt image of the
title character is on the center of the front cover. Embossed pattern
surrounding the image. The spine has a gilt decoration within
which is the gilt lettered title of the book. 3" x 4.5". These volumes
cost 50 cents each.
Hand colored illustrated title page and frontispiece. (Occasionally
these pages are seen in black and white.) Several woodcut illustrations
are noted.
The Life of Duke Wellington also was published in a gilt-edge volume
for 60 cents.
Example of colored frontispiece and title page