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The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln, Containing Many Unpublished Documents and Unpublished Reminescences of Lincoln's Early Friends
by Tarbell, Ida
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/none
- Seller
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Southfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Gilt tooled green cloth with title, deco and Lincoln profile on front cover, embossed Lincoln profile and signature in gilt on cover. Cover has white discolorations, rubbing, and some dark spots. Spine is darkened. Corners slightly bumped and worn. Frontpiece portrait page starting to pull out and has small vertical tear on top edge. Otherwise tight, square with clean pages. Writing in pencil on endpaper. With 160 illustrations including 20 portraits of Lincoln. Octavo - 6 3/4" x 9 5/8".240 pp, endpapers.
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- Bookseller
- Musketaquid Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10042
- Title
- The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln, Containing Many Unpublished Documents and Unpublished Reminescences of Lincoln's Early Friends
- Author
- Tarbell, Ida
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S.S. McClure, New York, 1896
- Keywords
- Biography, American Presidents, Abe Lincoln
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Memoir; American History;
Terms of Sale
Musketaquid Books
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About the Seller
Musketaquid Books
Biblio member since 2005
Southfield, Massachusetts
About Musketaquid Books
Boutique bookseller specializing in American literature, regional history, exploration, and photography.
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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