A Man for the Ages; A Story of the Builders of Democracy
by Irving Bacheller
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1919 Grosset and Dunlap, New York. 1919. Reprint Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for an inscription to the Governor of Kansas (1933-1937) and a bookplate on the front pastedown of Alfred Mossman Landon. Book Condition: Good; sound hinges; clean internals; bumped tips; light sunfading to spine; dulled gilt lettering on the spine. No DJ. tinted textlbock top. 416 pp 8vo. A fictional story of the youth and manhood of Abraham Lincoln told by a family that moved from Vermont in 1831 to Illinois. They meet Lincoln and tell about him, the community, the living conditions, and the rising anti-slavery movement. This covers up to his leaving the area to go to Congress in 1847. A clean presentable copy with the rare Landon bookplate.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008408
- Title
- A Man for the Ages; A Story of the Builders of Democracy
- Author
- Irving Bacheller
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Grosset and Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1919
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Abraham Lincoln, Alf Landon, Alfred Mossman Landon, Governor of Kansas, life of Lincoln, Historical fiction, anti-slavery movement, civil rights, life in Illinois in 1840
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....