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Illinois Land of Lincoln
by Carpenter, Allan
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Childrens Press, 1968. Deluxe Leather Edition. Full leather. Near fine. The deluxe leather edition of Illinois: Land of Lincoln by Allan Carpenter, this being number 1 from a limited edition of 500 copies.. Octavo, 208pp. Full blue morocco, title in gilt on spine, raised bands, state seal of Illinois in gilt on cover. All edges gilt, silk endpapers. Housed in publisher's blue cloth slipcase, lined in felt. Previous ownership inscription on second free endpaper. This is copy #1 of 500, and the only known copy bound in full morocco.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14692
- Title
- Illinois Land of Lincoln
- Author
- Carpenter, Allan
- Illustrator
- The deluxe leather edition of Illinois: Land of Lincoln by Allan Carpenter, this being number 1 from a limited edition of 500 co
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Deluxe Leather Edition
- Publisher
- Childrens Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Allan Carpenter French Guiana, maine allan carpenter, far-flung america carpenter,
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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