4 – Two Sided Pages of Illustrations from the Book, Illustrated Famous Leaders and of the Civil War, 1896; this lot includes 4 oversize sheets with illustrations on both sides. 1) pgs. 59/60 showing "Morning Mustering of Contrabands at Fort Monroe" and "Skirmishes Between the Pickets", on the reverse "United States Military Telegraph Station", in fair condition showing some tears and chipping along margins, 2) pgs. 307/308 showing on both obverse and reverse, "The Negro in the War – Various Employments of the Colored Men", in very good condition, there is some chipping on the margins but it is light and all illustrations are strong and clear, 3) pgs. 365/366 showing Generals Alexander Webb, Alexander Hays, Samuel Stugis, and George Sykes, and on the reverse "Agents of Northern Men Drafted in the Army Procuring Negro Substitutes", "The Sixteenth Army Corps Fording the Chattahoochee", in very good condition there is some chipping on the margins but it is light and all illustrations are strong and clear, and 4) pgs. 407/408 showing "Great National Bakery for the Federal Army, in the Basement of the Capitol", and on the reverse "Contrabands Coming Int the Federal Camp", in good condition there is some chipping on the margins and tears at the bottom of the page. All pages measure 11 1/4" x 16 1/2".
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