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Our CountryAHousehold Historyof theUnited StatesFor All Readers,From the Discovery of America to the Present TimeBy Benson J. LossingWith Over Five Hundred IllustrationsBy Felix O.C. DarleyComplete in Three VolumesNew York:Jones & Stanley822 Broadway1888.
Antique, 136 year old decoratively bound hardcover three volume American history bookset in overall very good to fine condition. Exterior is decorated in gold gilded, black stamped and embossed design to the front covers and spine faces. Book\'s outer page fore edges are marbled as are the front and back endpapers. Exteriors of the books are very clean showing only very minimal age or shelf wear. Outer corner edges of the coverboards and upper and lower ends of the spine show only some very minor rubbing. Interiors of the books are very clean with some minor, occasional toning and with very occasional pages having only very minor tears at the outer page margins. Some of the engraving plates are missing their tissue leaf paper overlays. Title page of volume 2 shows a small tear at its middle, on the title text. Books\' bindings are tight and well intact and the books are complete with all pages present and none coming loose, detached or missing.
All three volumes together total 2020 pages. All three volumes together weigh approximately 14 1/4 pounds and all three volumes together measure about 101/8 x 8 x 6 3/4 inches.
