Lives of Our Presidents by William popular Andrew Peters (1884) - First edition

Lives of Our Presidents. Complete Biographies of All the Presidents of the United States, From the Formation of the Government to the Present Time, Incidentally Embracing A History of the Country For More Than One Hundred Years.

New York: F.M. Lupton, 1884. First edition. 544 pp. Hardcover.

A collection of biographical sketches of the early American presidents, from George Washington through Grover Cleveland. A very nice example of a late 19th century publisher's binding. Publishers used these striking bindings to create recognizable sets that were designed to both attract potential buyers in store windows and to reflect the popularity of their pages.

Publisher's cloth. Near fine, pages just very lightly toned. popular