The Book of the Presidents with Biographical Sketches by Charles H. Grosvenor. First Edition. Published in Washington, 1902. Large folio format, crimson morocco hardcover with gilt-decorated spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The book is illustrated with 26 folio photogravure portraits of American presidents, many from paintings in Washington DC Corcoran Gallery or from photographs by Mathew Brady, with 32 pages of facsimile autograph presidential documents. The illustrations are tissue-guarded. The book comes with a presentation stand. Charles Henry Grosvenor, 1833 to 1917, was a multiple-term US Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Antiquarian Librarian Books Albums For Collectors, Americana.