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Abraham Lincoln
by Thomas, Benjamin P
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Copyright page says " First and Second Printings Before Publication". Publisher's full cloth with gilt lettering on spine and stamped borzoi on front cover. Illustrated with 29 B&W photographs and 4 maps. . Very slight shelf-wear to the head and heel of spine, else unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is splitting at the head of the spine, tiny chips to head and heel of spine and one short, closed tear at the bottom edge of the front cover. NEAR FINE/ VERY GOOD-. . B&W photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 548, xi pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15160
- Title
- Abraham Lincoln
- Author
- Thomas, Benjamin P
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Presidents, Civil War, Americana
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
Glossary
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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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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