Twenty Years of Congress from Lincoln to Garfield. With a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860. - 2 Volumes
by Blaine, James G
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Madison, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Norwich, CT: Henry Bill Publishing Co., 1884. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.75 x 6.5 inches. Two volumes: xiii, [2], 646; xiv, [2], 724 pp. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Bound in full natural calf on board. Four raised bands with red & black title panels. Gilt titles and ruling on spine. Marbled edges. Fold-out map in back of Volume I. Both volumes have frontis with tissue guards, plus 11 steel portraits with TGs complete. Extensive edge wear, rubbing, scraping, scuffing and fraying to boards. Tips rubbed through. Damage to Volume II front endpapers. Creasing to fold-out map. Volume II rear hinge cracked through 6 inches from heel up, albeit cords holding. Previous clumsy masking tape "repair" to rear inner hinge. Please note: This is an oversized or heavy item; additional shipping charges will apply.
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- Bookseller
- Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000065
- Title
- Twenty Years of Congress from Lincoln to Garfield. With a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860. - 2 Volumes
- Author
- Blaine, James G
- Format/Binding
- Full natural calf on board
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Bill Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Norwich, CT
- Date Published
- 1884
- Pages
- 1397
- Size
- Sm 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- US History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Jacket
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- Hinge
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Gilt
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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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cracked
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