The Life of Abraham Lincoln Drawn from original sources and containing many Speeches, Letters, and Telegrams hitherto unpublished and Illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc.
by Ida M. Tarbell
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Lincoln History Society, 1903. Hardcover. Good. Four volumes 8vo in 3/4 pebbled morocco on marbled paper, spine titles and decorations in gilt, top edges gilt, title pages printed in red and black, frontis portrati in each. Bindings tight and square, heavy rubbing and shallow chipping at the spine ends.
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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 287456
- Title
- The Life of Abraham Lincoln Drawn from original sources and containing many Speeches, Letters, and Telegrams hitherto unpublished and Illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc.
- Author
- Ida M. Tarbell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lincoln History Society
- Date Published
- 1903
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Saint Louis, Missouri
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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