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The Life, Correspondence, and Speeches of Henry Clay (6 volume set)
by Henry Clay and Calvin Colton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Very Good hardcovers. Nonpareil marbled paper over boards, half bound with brown hard-grain morocco leather; raised bands on spine with gilt stamped titles; all edges marbled; marbled end papers; tissue-guarded frontispieces. Bright, clean, square covers and spines; vols 1 and 6 have small rubbed areas on front cover marbled paper; all volumes have some rubbing along tail edges; all tightly bound; all leather joints are sound without splits or cracking; clean interiors; leaves remain supple. Vols 1-3 are biographical; vol 4 is correspondence; vols 5-6 are speeches. All volumes have tables of contents. Vols 2, 3 and 4 have indexes (vol 2 index is for vols 1 + 2). 8vos, 3,439 total pp (paged: 504, 504, 504, 639, 656, 632). See, OCLC #883842521.
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- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19728
- Title
- The Life, Correspondence, and Speeches of Henry Clay (6 volume set)
- Author
- Henry Clay and Calvin Colton
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: A.S. Barnes and Co.
- Date Published
- 1857
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CONGRESS; SENATE; HOUSE OR REPRESENTATIVES; ANTEBELLUM; SOUTHERN; KENTUCKY; SLAVERY; CIVIL WAR; ABOLITION; STATESMEN; TARIFFS; TEXAS; DRED SCOTT; FUGITIVE SLAVE LAWS; SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE; SECRETARY STATE; CABINET; JOHN QUINCY ADAMS; MISSOURI COMPROMISE;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Politics; History; Government;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- Tail
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- Gilt
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
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