Memorable American Speeches (Volume IV: Secession, War, Reconstruction).
by John Vance Cheney (Editor)
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Chicago, IL R.R. Donnelley & Sons: The Lakeside Press , 1910. Hardcover First Edition (1910), unstated. First Edition (1910), unstated. Very Good: shows light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; former owner's name inscribed at the front free endpaper and dated 1910; the hinges are cracked but atr both front and rear the underlying fabric is holding effectively; the binding leans ever so slightly. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A moderately used copy, showing light wear and numerous minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.85 x 4.5 x 1 inches). 301 pages. Language: English. Weight: 14 ounces. Frontis portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Deckle Fore-edge. Top Edge Gilt. Green boards with gilt Lakeside Press Logo at the front panel and gilt titles at the backstrip. The Lakeside Classics Series. Reprint Edition (2003). Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Ten speeches: Hale, Wade, Toombs, & Cox on Secession, Lincoln on the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, Breckenridge/Baker on the suppression of the insurrection; Beecher's speech at Liverpool, Pendleton & Stevens on reconstruction.Brief notes contextualizing the speeches.
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- Title
- Memorable American Speeches (Volume IV: Secession, War, Reconstruction).
- Author
- John Vance Cheney (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (1910), unstated.
- Publisher
- R.R. Donnelley & Sons: The Lakeside Press ,
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1910.
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