Octavo. 348pp. Printed in blue and black by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press, the tome is quite the editorial undertaking, explaining in depth the history of medals and awards during the United States' first years, during the Revolution and shortly thereafter. The compilers include a catalogue of set of medals and their holdings, and grant particular credence to such significant figures as George Washington, Horatio Gates, John Paul Jones, and Benjamin Franklin. The whole concludes with a leaf from Joseph Florimund Loubat's 19th-century Medallic History of the United States of America, in this copy showing the impression of Franklin. Then follows reference notes, an index, and 57 plates. Bound in full orange morocco with gilt-stamped crossed swords to upper cover and leather spine label. Fine. Housed in dropback box. Bookplate laid in, as is the prospectus on which Morris has written a note about the limitation and expense of the volume to collector Adam Moore.