Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics
by John Niven
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
The Easton Press, The Library of the Presidents, 1986. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Fine, "as new" / unread condition. Minor scuffing to bottom gilt edge. Binding and text block are otherwise tight, bright, crisp, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound In full (genuine)black leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. Collector's Notes sheet laid in. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
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- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0392
- Title
- Martin Van Buren
- Author
- John Niven
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1986
- Pages
- 715
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Biography & Autobiography; Easton Press;
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- Crisp
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