Hicks, Frederick C. "The Flag of the United States" [Privately Printed, 1926]

HICKS, Frederick C. The Flag of the United States.

Washington, D.C.: Privately Printed, 1926. First edition. 9.25" x 6.25", 186pp. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt. Partial loss to gilt title on front cover, light rubbing at extremities, small pencil library number to publication page. Binding sound and square, contents clean and bright. Illustrated throughout with photographic reproductions and flag illustrations, including a printed dedication by President Calvin Coolidge. Very Good.

A detailed history of the American flag by Congressman Frederick C. Hicks of New York, tracing the development of national banners from the colonial period through the modern Stars and Stripes. Hicks examines the origins of early American flags, Revolutionary-era symbolism, official congressional actions concerning the flag, and the evolution of its design as new states entered the Union. Illustrated with numerous photographs, historical reproductions, and flag diagrams.