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Better angels by Little, Richard Henry - 1928

by Little, Richard Henry

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Better angels by Little, Richard Henry - 1928

Better angels

by Little, Richard Henry

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  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
New York , NY: Minton, Balch & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1928. 1st Thus; Second. Hardcover. Introduction by Carl Sandberg. Black cover is badly damaged. Binding tight and text clean. Book is signed by author and also by other odd characters such as Oswald of Weleyan, Swanee the Hick, Snowshoe Al and others. One other signature is Shelby Little who was the editor for Richard in the linebook series. Richard Henry Little recounts stories and legends of Abraham Lincoln remembered from his childhood and told through the voice of an old black woman. Rare. Good rebind candidate.This book is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition. Very Rare. Item now in archival sleeve to preserve and protect condition. Our photo's/scans are of the actual item being sold, not a borrowed image! We provide free delivery tracking and ship daily or next business day!; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 43 pages; Signed by Collection of Signatures .
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Good with no dust jacket
  • Edition 1st Thus; Second
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Minton, Balch & Company
  • Place of Publication New York , NY
  • Date Published 1928
  • Keywords Writing, Prose, Satire

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Better Angels

by Little, Richard Henry (introduction by Carl Sandburg)

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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UsedVeryGood. Gold letters on black cover; no writing or tears
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Better Angels

by Little, Richard Henry

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  • good
  • Hardcover
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Used - Good
Edition
1928
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Hardcover
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Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States
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Pieces of dust jacket are laid in at back of book Otherwise clean. Pictures on request
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Better Angels

Better Angels

by Little, Richard Henry

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Very good
Binding
Hardcover
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Decatur, Georgia, United States
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NY: Minton, Balch and Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Very good hardback in a lightly rubbed jacket that has some minor loss at the extremities. A fictional tale about Abraham Lincoln.
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Better Angels

by Richard Henry Little; Carl Sandburg [Introduction]

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  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Waynesville, Ohio, United States
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£11.33

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Minton, Balch & Company, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Good. ***please read*** Moderate shelf wear - pencil notes on flyleaf - no marks on text - 43 pages - my shelf location -29-d-26
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Better Angels

Better Angels

by LITTLE, Richard Henry

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Wadsworth, Illinois, United States
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New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Introduction by Carl Sandburg. A tale about Abraham Lincoln. A very good with what looks to be some minor book worm damage to the foredge and some darkening to a few internal pages from an old newspaper clipping in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the spine ends and edge of the spine juncture with the front panel.
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Better Angels

by Richard Henry Little

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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Minton, Balch & Company. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (Literature, Fiction, Abraham Lincoln) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Better Angels

by LITTLE, Richard Henry

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  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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£14.57

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New York: Minton, Balch & Co, 1928. Hardcover. Good. 2nd large. Good/P, book has minor rubbing of spine, edges and corners of cover, fading of cover, yellowing of pages, Introduction by Carl Sandburg. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Better Angels

by LITTLE, Richard Henry

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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£16.19

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New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1928. Hardcover. Introduction by Carl Sandburg. 12mo. Black cloth, price-clipped dust jacket. 43pp. Frontispiece. Near fine/good plus. Jacket edgeworn and rubbed, with small edge chips and 3" paper loss at tail of jacket spine; February 12, 1928 ownership signature on front flyleaf. A tight, nice first edition of this popular Lincoln tale in negro dialect. Despite rough jacket, a sharp copy. MONAGHAN 3041.
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BETTER ANGELS

by Little, Richard Henry

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  • good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Oneonta, New York, United States
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£21.05

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New York: Minton, Balch and Co., 1928. Hard Cover. 1st Edition. 5x7. A black book with gold ltg. and it has 43 pgs. Corners worn, rubbing, faded spine, wear and soil. A novel about Lincoln as observed by a black woman Black dialect.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by None.
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Better Angels

by LITTLE, Richard Henry

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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£20.24

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New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1928. Hardcover. Introduction by Carl Sandburg. 12mo. Black cloth. 43pp. Frontispiece. Very good. Gilt front board lettering quite rubbed. Second printing, tight and nice, of this popular Lincoln tale in negro dialect. Interesting copy in that Little has signed it large and bold (adding "RHL" as well) at the top of the front flyleaf in blue ink. MONAGHAN 3041.
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£20.24