George W. Casilear's Personal Book of Miscellaneous Engravings

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George W. Casilear's Personal Book of Miscellaneous Engravings

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George Casilear first worked for Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. In 1862 he went to work for the National Currency Bureau, which later became the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Blank face with an interesting colorful design. The spine states "Miscellaneous Engravings." The inside cover shows "George W. Casilear" with an emblem and Latin motto "HONOR ET VARITAM." This translates as "Honor and Truth." There are thirty-two pages, each with a different engraving. Most of the engravings are titled and/or described. Some of the more interesting titles are Decline of Carthage, Whalers, The Opening of New London Bridge, The King at Holyrood, The Prince of Orange Landing at Torbay, A Hawking Party, The Virgin Mother, The Star in the East, The Ommeganck at Antwerp, The Prodigal Son, and Religion Consoling Justice. At last year's IPMS we sold George Casilear's Personal Scrapbook of Engravings and Vignettes for just under $8,000. This likely won't get there but it is a really cool esoteric item nonetheless.

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