New York: Carrick & Evans, Inc., 1940. 436 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. Light foxing to endpapers. DJ has wear and tear to edges w/ pieces missing along edges. Spine sunned. All corners clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 12244LIN
Title: GREAT AMERICAN MYTH: The True Story of Lincoln's Murder
Author: Bryan, George S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: Good+
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Carrick & Evans, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1940
Keywords: American History, Abraham Lincoln, Presidents, Civil War, Slavery, Abraham Lincoln Assassination, John Wilkes Booth
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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