The Life of Colonel Paul Revere
Goss, Elbridge Henry
Boston: Joseph George Cupples, Bookseller, 1891. F In two volumes; with portraits, many illustrations, facsimiles etc., with some in colors; xxiv + 689 pages; index; Limited "Subscriber's Edition, Large Paper" no. 67 of 100 copies of the edition for Great Britain, signed by J. G. Cupples the publisher; portrait and many of the illustrations tissue-guarded and tipped-in on India paper; this being a biography of Revere and also a very detailed summary and exposition of his artistic accomplishments, including examples of Revere engraving, copper and silver work; appendices regarding the Huguenots, General Joseph Warren Revere, Proceedings of the North End Caucus, John Revere, the Will of Paul Revere, more; information regarding the Penobscot Expedition and Paul Revere's diary concerning it, Revere's social life, his correspondence, business enterprises including the copper-rolling industry, bell-making, more; at front of Vol. I is tipped-in a handwritten copy of a letter from the art dealer and connoisseur Edwin L. Duveen writing from London to Mr. Hiram Willson at the Hotel Metropole NYC 1902 regarding a portrait of Paul Revere painted by Joseph R. Kimberly of New Haven, retouched by Gilbert Stuart in 1775-it had been in the family of Peter Roller of Virginia and "...was purchased by him and never sent to Paul Revere. I have no record of this and it is of no interest to me. It should interest some one in the states of New England..." with a pencilled note stating "The original from which this is copied was sent by Mr. C.E. to Mr. Brigham, AAS"; Paul Revere (1735-1818) American patriot, silversmith, engraver, a successful craftsman, Revere came into close contact with John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Joseph Warren thorugh his leadership of the patriotic mehcanic class of Boston, and was one of three commmitteemen chosen to suggest a course of action and along with fifty other Boston workingmen shared in the famous Tea Party, was made official courier for the Massachusetts Provincial Assembly to Congress, rode with the important purpose of warning the patriots to move their military stores from Concord, rode to warn Hancock and Adams of the British attempt to capture them and also to warn the countryside the British troops were on the march; he designed and printed the first issue of Continental money, made the first official seal for the colonies and the Massachusetts state seal, invented a process for rolling sheet copper among other industrial accomplishments. (DAB); bound in the original blue cloth, decoratively gilt, gilt spine titles, top edges gilt; edges, tips and spine ends worn, rubbed, splitting; contents clean and in very good condition.. Good H (Item ID: 18668)
$150.00
