Samuel P. Orth

This set of books is as important for the photographs as for the content. My sense is that Cleveland men paid to have their biographies included, so the value is diminished somewhat. There are several copies of this set around Cleveland, but none as well restored as these copies.

I had these volumes restored at a ridiculous price. The men whose biographies appear actually paid to have them included in the book. Many of these men have descendants still living in Cleveland, which makes the volumes valuable.