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Lincoln: a Picture Story of His Life
by Lorant, Stefan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2009. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Collector's Edition published in 2009, revised and enlarged from original 1941 edition. Leather boards with gilt lettering and design on cover and spine. Portrait of Lincoln affixed to cover. Boards have no notable defects. No dust jacket. Text block has all edges gilt with ribbon bookmark. Tight binding and clean interior. Lavishly illustrated with black and white photos, reproductions of letters and documents, and illustrations. This pictorial biography of President Abraham Lincoln presents an extensive collection of photos of the iconic figure unearthed by photojournalist and author Stefan Lorant. ; B&W Photographs; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; 336 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022912
- Title
- Lincoln: a Picture Story of His Life
- Author
- Lorant, Stefan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Abraham Lincoln, Biography
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About the Seller
Back of Beyond Books
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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- Text Block
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