New York, London, Toronto: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. (1951) 418 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Modest rubbing to extremities. Light foxing to edges of text block w/ faint dampstain to foredge of text block. Previous bookseller's small label at bottom edge of rear blank endpaper. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23714LIN
Title: LINCOLN AND THE PRESS
Author: Harper, Robert S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York, London, Toronto
Keywords: PRESIDENTS BIOGRAPHY LINCOLN ABRAHAM ABE 1809 1865 HEADS OF STATE 1861 1865 POLITICS GOVERNMENT MILITARY HISTORY CIVIL WAR SLAVERY WARFARE AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS HISTORY PRESS JOURNALISM AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
Bookseller catalogs: Politics; Presidents; Journalism;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...