Bidspirit auction | 1904. Nicholson, John P. Pennsylvania

1904. Nicholson, John P. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments. - A multi-volume set comprising two large octavo volumes titled Pennsylvania at Gettysburg: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments, compiled and edited by Bvt. Lt. Col. John P. Nicholson and published by Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The volumes are bound in the original dark blue publisher's cloth with blind-stamped triple-rule borders on the front and back boards and gilt-stamped titles on the spines. The work documents the commemorative ceremonies and monuments erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major Generals George G. Meade, Winfield S. Hancock, and John F. Reynolds, as well as the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle. The set is profusely illustrated with full-page lithographic plates of battlefield monuments by Julius Bien and Company, portrait plates of military officers and commissioners, and detailed casualty tables. One volume contains a lithographed map titled Field of Cavalry Operations East of Gettysburg July 2nd and 3rd 1863. A stamped inscription on the front endpaper of one volume reads Compliments of FRANKLIN F. LOMAX, MONROETON, PA. The set is in poor to fair condition. The original cloth bindings exhibit extensive mottled gray and white staining consistent with historical moisture damage or inactive mold growth. The spines are worn at the head and tail with faded gilt lettering. Internally, the pages and plates show scattered foxing and peripheral staining throughout. While the text blocks are generally sound, there is evidence of minor separation at the hinges.