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Lot 032 - "Laurel Leaves: A Chaplet Woven by the Friends of the Late Mrs. Osgood" Antique Illustrated Memorial Book with Mourning Angel and Grave Cover Design, Edited by Mary E. Hewitt, Published by Lamport, Blakeman & Law, New York, 1854

Lot 032 - "Laurel Leaves: A Chaplet Woven by the Friends of the Late Mrs. Osgood" Antique Illustrated Memorial Book with Mourning Angel and Grave Cover Design, Edited by Mary E. Hewitt, Published by Lamport, Blakeman & Law, New York, 1854

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Antique illustrated memorial volume titled "Laurel Leaves: A Chaplet Woven by the Friends of the Late Mrs. Osgood," a tribute to poet Frances Sargent Osgood compiled by her literary contemporaries. Edited by Mary E. Hewitt. Published by Lamport, Blakeman & Law, No. 8 Park Place, New York, 1854.

The cover features a gilt-stamped mourning angel kneeling at a grave. The book contains a chromolithograph title page with landscape vignettes, ribbon banners, and a butterfly, along with engraving prints including "The Young Falconer." The volume is bound in a cloth cover with gilt decoration.

The binding shows wear with loosening at the spine. Pages exhibit foxing and toning throughout.
Dimensions: 6-1/4" L x 1-1/2" W x 9-1/4" H

Auction Date: 05/14/2026

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