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The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators (Facsimile Edition)
by PITMAN, Benn; STERN, Philip Van Doren (introduction)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover. An ex-library copy of a facsimile of the original 1865 report of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in that same year, and on the subsequent trial of 8 of the conspirators. Includes 2 frontis photos, a facsimile of the original testimony, title page, map, and a couple of drawings. With an introduction by Philip Van Doren Stern. --- In brown cloth-covered boards with spine titling in gilt and cover fillets in blind. Jacket features drawing of John Wilkes Booth jumping down to the stage from Lincoln's booth after the shot was fired. --- Evidence of former ownership by Denver Public Library consists of rubberstampings (including deaccession statement), stickers, and mylar jacket protector taped to covers. One leaf near front of book appears to have been cut out, otherwise a sound, fully readable copy.; Ex-Library; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xxiv, 422 pages .
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- Seller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 87111
- Title
- The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators (Facsimile Edition)
- Author
- PITMAN, Benn; STERN, Philip Van Doren (introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>American History & Politics; >>Abraham Lincoln;
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Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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