LIFE OF U. S. GRANT
by Poore, Hon. Benjamin Perley; and Rev. O.H. Tiffany
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good + to Very Good-
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edgewood Publishing Company, 1890. "Believing the American public will appreciate this tribute to the memory of their departed chieftain, Ulysses S. Grant, it is sent forth to their hearts and homes." Two parts: Part I, Life of General U.S. Grant, 142 pp.; Part II, Life of General U.S. Grant Since the War, 594 pp. Elegantly illustrated. Brown decorative cloth covers with black embossed image and gilt image of home with Edgewood Edition noted. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges are rubbed. Spine tips are bent, fraying and have small tears. Small water spots and dirt smudges. Title page is starting to separate from rest of book, but it still attached. Front hinge broken and may be missing a page between title page and preface. Interior pages are browning and some very mild foxing, but tight. Book in Good+ to VG- condition.. Cloth. Good + to Very Good-. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". American President.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005810
- Title
- LIFE OF U. S. GRANT
- Author
- Poore, Hon. Benjamin Perley; and Rev. O.H. Tiffany
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good + to Very Good-
- Publisher
- Edgewood Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- American President, American History
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; American Presidents;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 "
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About the Seller
Bee Creek Books
Biblio member since 2010
Princeton, New Jersey
About Bee Creek Books
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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