Abraham Lincoln
by Lord Charnwood
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Constable & Company , 1929. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6" . None . Bright copy of this biography of Abraham Lincoln by Lord Charnwood. Later edition of this sweeping biography of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, from his boyhood until his assassination in 1865. He was the president to lead the country through the trying times of the Civil War, which ended in the abolition of slavery.Written by Lord Charnwood, originally published in 1916 in the 'Makers of the Nineteenth Century' series edited by Basil Williams; this biography of Lincoln is considered to be one of the best ever to be written, with personal anecdotes laced with a captivating historical narrative. Featuring a portrait frontispiece of Lincoln. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear, minor bumping to head and tail of spine, back strip lightly faded. Previous ownership pencil inscription to front free endpaper dated 1937. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to fore edge, affecting particularly first few leaves. Otherwise, pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
This book about Abraham Lincoln, the famous American president. By reading this book you can know about his achievements in his life and as a president of America. You can inspire by reading this book. And there many things we can follow. So you definitely read this book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 825A11
- Title
- Abraham Lincoln
- Author
- Lord Charnwood
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- abraham lincoln biography history america biography
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
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- Leaves
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