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The Invisible Empire
1879; published 1880
United States, North and Central America
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A hardcover 1880 illustrated edition of The Invisible Empire, by Albion W. Tourge´e, including both Part I: A Fool's Errand and Part II: A Concise Review of Recent Events. The book has a brown cover with black text and designs. The spine reads [THE INVISIBLE EMPIRE] in gold and [TOURGEE] in black. At the top is an illustration of a palm tree and at center is another botanical design, both in black. The publisher's logo is at the bottom [HFH] over an ampersand at the center. The front cover has [THE INVISBLE EMPIRE / TOURGEE] in black, with the "T" of "the" appearing as a palm tree. The cover design also features palm fronds at top left and top right, extending from a half circle with geometric motifs. The volume begins with a message from the publishers, Fords, Howard, and Hulbert, and four pages of extracts from press notices for "A Fool's Errand.
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Catalog reference: 2012.160.177
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