Mr. Lincoln's Contemporaries: An Album of Portraits By Mathew B. Brady
by Meredith, Roy (by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good (in mylar)
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. Author's inked signature on half title page; Retired library copy, minimally marked, else very clean and tight. Light blue-grey cloth binding, bumping to head and foot of spine, library label on spine, minor bumping to corners. All edges clean, no remainder markings or library stamps. Minimally rubbed, unclipped dust jacket, chipping and several tears to head of spine, closed tears to foot of spine, chips/loss to corners, creases/closed tears to edges, mylar sleeved. 233pp., including index.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Mathew B. Brady (album of Portraits by). 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Ex-Library, Hardcover.
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Details
- Seller
- Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- SB8990
- Title
- Mr. Lincoln's Contemporaries: An Album of Portraits By Mathew B. Brady
- Author
- Meredith, Roy (by)
- Illustrator
- Mathew B. Brady (album of Portraits by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (in mylar)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Abraham Lincoln Photographic History, Abraham Lincoln History, Presidential History, Mathew Brady Portraits of Abraham Lincoln
- Size
- 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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