New York: The Century Co, 1914. Hardcover. Very good condition. Quarto. Original green cloth with gilt lettering, ruling and publisher's device on spine. Gilt top edges. Frontispieces. Publisher's device on title pages. Marginalia. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs and artwork and maps throughout. "We commend the result of so many years of research and diligence to all our countrymen, North and South, in the hope that it may do something to secure a truthful history of the great struggle which displayed on both sides the highest qualities of American man[woman]hood, and may contribute in some measure to the growth and maintenance throughout all our borders of that spirit of freedom and nationality for which Abraham Lincoln lived and died." (Editors). Some light wear along edges of binding. Bookplates on inside front covers. Spines lightly sunned with light water spotting on volumes six, eight and nine.

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Bookseller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 47756
Title: Abraham Lincoln A History. 10 Vols. Complete
Author: Nicolay, John G.; John Hay
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very good condition
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: The Century Co
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1914
Keywords: b/w photography, artwork, drawing, American Civil War,

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Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
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...
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...
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....
Marginalia: Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...