Lot # 90 - 1898 “American Statesmen” Hardcover 13 Vol Bk Lot with Gilt Titles

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 01-Jul-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 08-Jul-2025 8:29:00 PM
Current bid:

$5.00

Highest bidder:

SeaTrooper7083

Auction has ended

Description :

Partial set of antique American Statesmen books published by Houghton Mifflin, each bound in green cloth with gilt-stamped titles. This lot includes 13 volumes from the original 32-volume series issued beginning in 1898, highlighting key figures in early U.S. history such as George Washington, John Adams, and James Madison.

Also included is a vintage volume titled Protection and Prosperity—a worn but compelling biography of William McKinley.

The set is paired with heavy speckled granite marble bookends for a classically styled presentation.

This collection blends historical significance with handsome shelf appeal—ideal for decorators, history buffs, or collectors of early Americana.

  • Patrick Henry – by Moses Coit Tyler
  • Samuel Adams – by James K. Hosmer
  • Gouverneur Morris – by Theodore Roosevelt
  • John Jay – by George Pellew
  • John Marshall – by Allan B. Magruder
  • Albert Gallatin – by John Austin Stevens
  • John Randolph – by Henry Adams
  • George Washington (Volumes I & II) – by Henry Cabot Lodge
  • John Adams – by John T. Morse, Jr.
  • James Monroe – by Daniel C. Gilman
  • John Quincy Adams – by John T. Morse, Jr.
  • James Madison - Sydney Howard Gay



Auction History

Highest bidder is SeaTrooper7083

Date Bid User
08-Jul-2025 2:57:23 PM $5.00 SeaTrooper7083

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