Abraham Lincoln: the Tribute of a Century 1809-1909
by MacChesney, Nathan William (Ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1910. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Commemorative of the Lincoln Centenary and Containing the Principal Speeches Made in Connection Therewith. Frontis: Colossal Head of Lincoln, by Gutzon Borglum. Published May 14, 1910. Foreword by Editor dated February 12, 1910 at Union League Club, Chicago. Speeches are organized by where they were presented and by whom in the United States and abroad. also, ' The Man Lincoln ' a poem by Wilbur D, Nesbitt. 539 pp. plus: Acknowledgments, Index. Book has blue cloth spine and corners with pasted down title box on spine with Lincoln's name in orange. Boards are covered with gray paper, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge are rough cut. Illustrated with B/W photographs. Spine ends are rubbed, bottom front corner bumped, rear bottom corner slightly scuffed, 2 dings to top rear edge. Book weighs over 2 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 154876.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004876
- Title
- Abraham Lincoln: the Tribute of a Century 1809-1909
- Author
- MacChesney, Nathan William (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Spine
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- Top Edge Gilt
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