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1871. Platt, A. H. The Pictorial Family Register. George Maclean. First Edition. - This is a nineteenth-century genealogical record book titled The Pictorial Family Register of Husband, Wife, and Children, authored by A. H. Platt, M.D. The volume is bound in green publisher's cloth over boards, featuring a deeply embossed and gilded Victorian design on the front cover and spine. The front cover displays four circular vignettes containing gilded portraits of a man, a woman, and two children, framed by ornate floral and foliate motifs. The title is stamped in gold within the central embossed medallion. The spine is decorated with gilded geometric and floral patterns and includes the title in gold lettering. The interior consists of decorative pages with red and black borders designed for recording family history, including sections for name, birthplace, descent, education, occupation, politics, and religion. It also includes sections for a marriage certificate, military records, and physical characteristics such as stature, weight, habit, and complexion. A specific page contains handwritten entries for a C. L. Henry, noting a death date of April 2, 1860, and burial at Brooklyn Cemetery, N.Y. The book features die-cut pages for the insertion of photographs, one of which contains a printed instructional note regarding the removal of photographs from cards. The title page identifies the publishers as George Maclean in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston; E. Hannaford & Co. in Cincinnati and Chicago; and F. Dewing & Co. in San Francisco, with a date of 1871. The copyright page confirms the year 1871 and identifies the stereotyper as J. Fagan & Son and the printer as Sherman & Co. The binding shows significant wear consistent with age. There is heavy fraying and loss of cloth at the head and foot of the spine, with the internal binding structure exposed at the top (photo 3). The corners of the boards are rubbed and bumped, with some exposure of the underlying board material (photo 1). The green cloth shows general shelf wear and minor staining. Internally, the pages exhibit light foxing and occasional small brown stains (photo 4). The partially completed genealogical page shows clear handwriting in ink (photo 6). The die-cut photograph leaves appear intact, though the paper edges show light toning (photo 8).