Description: (2) biographies: a) The Life of Captain John Smith the Founder of Virginia, by W. Gilmore Simms, 3rd edition, published by Geo. F. Cooledge & Brothers, New York, 1846, 379 pages. Octavo, fine leather with marbled boards; rebound, original "diaper weave" cloth cover, original spine attached to final pages. b) The Public Life of Captain John Brown with an Auto-Biography of His Childhood and Youth, by James Redpath, published by Thayer & Eldridge, Boston, 1860, 407 pages, handwritten inscription on front advertisement pages " John C. Brown 1853" and beneath frontispiece engraving "Farewell God bless you Your Friend John Brown." Octavo, fine leather with marbled boards, rebound with original "diaper weave" cloth cover, original spine attached to final pages. Dimensions are: a) 7 3/8 inches long X 4 5/8 inches wide; b) 7 1/2 inches long X 4 3/4 inches wide. All measurements are approximate.