Life of Osborn H. Oldroyd: Founder and Collector of Lincoln Mementos [Signed]
by [Osborn H. Oldroyd]; William Burton Benham
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Beresford Printers, 1927. Very Good -. Washington, DC: Beresford Printers, 1927. First Edition. Signed by Osborn Oldroyd at front free endpaper. Octavo. 31 pp. Twelve black and white plates. Black cloth with gilt lettering to front.
Covers worn and scuffed and binding is sound. Substantial bio-predation along edges and corners of preliminaries and terminals with a fair bit of paper loss to affected pages, though with no loss to text. Pages otherwise unmarked.
Covers worn and scuffed and binding is sound. Substantial bio-predation along edges and corners of preliminaries and terminals with a fair bit of paper loss to affected pages, though with no loss to text. Pages otherwise unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25827
- Title
- Life of Osborn H. Oldroyd: Founder and Collector of Lincoln Mementos [Signed]
- Author
- [Osborn H. Oldroyd]; William Burton Benham
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Beresford Printers
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1927
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