CENTURY MAGAZINE / The Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits 1st Edition 1897

  

The Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits. Author: (CENTURY MAGAZINE) Title: The Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits Publication: New York: The Century Co. Blue cloth and decorative paper over boards portfolio housing full set of 10" X 13½" glossy prints.

Images are largely superb and without edgewear, while the four-flap portfolio shows mild edgewear. Incredibly uncommon complete set of this large grouping of reproductions of steel-engraved portraits of a wide array of mostly 19th century world notables -- mainly head-and-shoulders, some half-length, most with facsimile signature underneath, many based on photographs and many engraved by noted English-American artist Timothy Cole.

Subjects include (random assortment) Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Bismarck, Eleanore Duse, U. Grant, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Thomas Jefferson, Leo XIII, Mozart, Florence Nightingale, Louis Pasteur, P. Sheridan, Leo Tolstoy, John Greenleaf Whittier.... (see "Alphabetical Index of Plates" image for complete list). A complete set of these is exceptionally scarce -- especially in such bright, exceptional condition and with the rarely-present portfolio in nice condition -- and would be nearly impossible to assemble.

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Magazine and after more than 25 years remains book reviewer for. (quarterly journal of The Manuscript Society), in which capacity he stresses autograph education and reference works as the cornerstone of any serious dealer or collector. He has lectured on autograph authentication and contributes reviews and articles to publications such as. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.