Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years. One-Volume Edition
by Sandburg, Carl
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/Not Issued
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1984. Book. As New. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, bound in genuine black leather with real 22 kt gold decoration. 762 pages. All edges gilt, silk ribbon markers sewn-in, raised spine. Sources and Acknowledgments, Index. Illustrated with color portrait frontispiece, black and white photographs and vignette engravings. Two-page broad-side Collector's Notes from The Library of the Presidents and an unused blank Easton Press Library of the Presidents book-plate laid-in loose. The one-volume edition containing The Prairie Years and The War Years reprinted specially for the Easton Press. No previous ownership marks. A pristine copy, clean, fresh, unmarked and like new. As new..
Synopsis
The story of Lincoln's life from his inauguration in 1861 to his death and funeral in 1865. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in History, 1940.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020963
- Title
- Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years. One-Volume Edition
- Author
- Sandburg, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Presidential Biography, Fine Binding, Easton Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography and Biography; Fine Binding;
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Staten Island, New York
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