The Life of Abraham Lincoln
by Holland, J.G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
€187.90€140.92
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About This Item
Springfield, MA: Gurdon Bill, 1866. Book. VG Minus. Full-Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full calf with extensive tooling front, back, and spine. Gilt tiles and rules to spine along with 7 raised bands.544pp. with dark brown EPs and marbled page edges. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Page 1 rendering of the bust of Lincoln with tissue guard. Other drawings with tissue guards as well. Title page is 1866, copyright page is 1865. Two neat PO signatures ..one on FEP, the other on the next page dated June 1876. This copy is VG- . Spine is sunned and moderately worn but gilt is bright and clean. Both top hinges of spine are starting but holding nicely. Tooled boards have minimal rubbing. Edges and spine ends worn. Marbling on page ends is faded. Inside is otherwise unmarked. Pages are somewhat stiff. Moderate to significant foxing throughout. All pages are present and secure . 2 pages of advertising to the rear. The Preface is written and dated November 1865. Printed by the Republican Press, Samuel Bowles and Company.An important first edition..
Reviews
On Dec 12 2019, a reader said:
I am on Chapter 3 of this historically significant text. The attention to detail about Lincoln's early life and surroundings is captivating. The descriptions are like painted portraits. A must read for anyone who wants to know more about this American hero.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001410
- Title
- The Life of Abraham Lincoln
- Author
- Holland, J.G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gurdon Bill
- Place of Publication
- Springfield, MA
- Date Published
- 1866
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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- Title Page
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Sunned
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- VG
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