Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years [6 Vols]
by Sandburg, Carl
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1957. Hardcover. Fine. Presentation Copies. Inscribed by Sandburg to his friends Olga and Len Steckler on the front endpaper of Volume I of each set. Fine. Navy blue buckram with gilt lettering and rules on the spines. Square and firmly bound with pale yellow top stains, clean internally. A nice complete set of Sandburg's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of fellow Illinoisan and 16th President of the United States.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7774
- Title
- Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years [6 Vols]
- Author
- Sandburg, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Galesburg, Literary Autobiography, Literary Memoir, 20th Century Literature, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Prairie, Springfield, Assassination, Emancipation, Slavery
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...