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LINCOLN (Limited, Numbered, Signed Edition)
by Ludwig, Emil
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Mass: Little, Brown & Co, 1930. First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good. Alice D. Laughlin. Translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul. Quarto ((9.75" x 6.50"). Black and white patterned boards. White paste-on to black spine, with title, author. Limited, Numbered and SIGNED edition #603/750, signed by author opposite copyright page. Woodcuts by Alice D. Laughlin. Top edge gilt, fore-edge and tail untrimmed. Rubbing to extremities. Previous owner's bookplate -- fabulous drawing of an old-time city streetcar conductor in front of his streetcar -- to front pastedown. Several very small minor blemishes to spine.
pp. [2], viii, [4], 505; including index. Very tight and very brigh.
pp. [2], viii, [4], 505; including index. Very tight and very brigh.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75224
- Title
- LINCOLN (Limited, Numbered, Signed Edition)
- Author
- Ludwig, Emil
- Illustrator
- Alice D. Laughlin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (NAP)
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Presidential Biography
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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- History Western History United States History
- Politics, Government and Law
- Politics, Government and Law Law Enforcement Political Biography American Presidents
- Politics, Government and Law Law Enforcement Political Biography Abraham Lincoln
- Biography & Essays Biography & Memoirs
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