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Our country; a history of the United States, from the discovery of America to the present time, by Benson J. Lossing, LL.D. Over seven hundred illustrations by Felix O. C. Darley and other well known artists.

Main Author: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891.
Other Authors: Craig, Hugh. , Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888., Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887., Powell, W. H. 1823-1879., Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902., Trumbull, John, 1756-1843., Ogden, Henry Alexander, 1856-1936., Bobbett, Albert, approximately 1824-1888 or 1889.
Language(s): English
Published: New York, Lossing history company, 1905.
Edition: Éd. de luxe.
Subjects: United States > History.
Note: Original ed. (1876) has title: Our country : a household history for all readers, from the discovery of America to the one hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Subsequent eds. have title: Our country : a household history of the United States for all readers, from the discovery of America to the present time.
The continuation is stated in preface to be anonymous. As much of it as appeared in the 1894 ed. is stated to be the work of Hugh Craig.
"Édition de luxe. Limited to 500 copies." This set not numbered.
Ill. include reproductions of paintings by Alonzo Chappel, W.H. Powell, Thomas Nast, John Trumbull and H.A. Ogden, and wood engravings by A. Bobbitt after F.O.C. Darley.
Physical Description: 8 v. (xx, 2114, cclxv p.) fronts., illus., plates (partly col.) ports., maps. 26 cm.
Original Format: Book
Original Classification Number: E178 .L9
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