1856 · New York
by GOTTSCHALK, Louis Moreau 1829-1869
New York: Wm. Hall & Son [PN 3528], 1856. Folio. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 3 (dedication "au Général Don José Paëz, ex-Président de la Republique de Venezuela. Temoignange de respectueuse amitié et profonde admiration.") with accompanying lengthy quotation from Gustave Chouquet. With price of "10" [cents] printed within a star.
Full page lithographic title by Sarony & Co., New York depicting a night battle in front of a castle, a bard with harp in foreground, printed on light blue ground.
Disbound. Some offsetting and scattered foxing, heavier to outer leaves; faint dampstain to left blank margin and small ink stain to right blank margin of title; minor loss to lower left corner; small tear to inner margin of p. 11 repaired with paper tape. First Edition. Doyle p. 299. Offergeld RO 151 p. 23. (Inventory #: 35005)
Full page lithographic title by Sarony & Co., New York depicting a night battle in front of a castle, a bard with harp in foreground, printed on light blue ground.
Disbound. Some offsetting and scattered foxing, heavier to outer leaves; faint dampstain to left blank margin and small ink stain to right blank margin of title; minor loss to lower left corner; small tear to inner margin of p. 11 repaired with paper tape. First Edition. Doyle p. 299. Offergeld RO 151 p. 23. (Inventory #: 35005)