Item #25491 The Iron Worker and King Solomon. Joseph Jr Harrison.
The Iron Worker and King Solomon
The Iron Worker and King Solomon
INSCRIBED copy

The Iron Worker and King Solomon

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co 1868. First Edition. viii, [2], 11-56 p., [2] leaves of plates. Publisher's burgundy cloth gilt. With photographic plate of painting. Frontispiece is an engraving of Harrison by John Sartain. A bright clean copy with minor wear to the extremities. INSCRIBED "To John Sartain from his freind [sic] Joseph Harrison Feb 28, 1868" on the front flyleaf. Short tear to the base of page 11 not affecting text. Near Fine. Cloth. [25491]


Harrison was an engineer and businessman who worked on the construction of locomotives among other things. A nice association copy from the author to a talented engraver (whose talent no doubt was appreciated by the author).

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