Mrs. Sarah Cleveland Dodge 1861 Her Eightieth Birthday celebration book portrait

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Civil War Era Books, Americana, Sarah Cleveland Dodge).

A Family Gathering of the Descendants of Mrs. Sarah Cleveland Dodge, on Her Eightieth Birthday.
Published 1861, New York, John F. Trow.
36 pages. Text in English. Lithographed (by Sarony, Knapp & Major) frontis portrait protected by original tissue guard.

Publisher's cloth binding, gilt title lettering. Binding remains clean, tight, and sound. Interior contents display a pleasing age patina, largely free of age spotting, old owners name rubber stamped on reverse of t.p. and portrait. Evidence of book plate removal to front paste down.

Book remains well preserved and attractive on the shelf. It displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, the age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. 

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Book Measures c. 6" H x 4" W.

[B1129].