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The Presidents of the United States, Illustrated: From Washington to the Present Time.
by John S.C. Abbott, Russell H. Conwell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
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Lives of the Presidents of The United States of America, From Washington to the Present Time.Containing A Narrative of the Most Interesting Events in the Career of Each President; Thus Constituting a Graphic History of the United States.
To Which is Added a Chapter Showing the Progress of the Republic from the Revolutionary War to the Present Time.By John S. C. Abbott and Russell H. Conwell.
Illustrated with Portraits of All the Presidents Engraved on Steel, Pictures of their Private Residences, and Thirty Other Wood Engravings of the Most Interesting Scenes in Their Lives;Together with Illustrations of the Centennial Jubilee.
Sold Only by Distributing Agents.
Revised Edition.
Portland, Maine: H. Hallett & Company
Good condition. Decorative gold cloth with gilt and black lettering and design on the front cover and spine. Marbled edges. Light soiling. Much bumping at spine and much wear on top and bottom of spine. Only a little wear on the rest of the edges/corners. Back end paper is cracked at spine, but is still attached. Rest of binding appears to be tight. Pages are free of marks, but may have the occasional spot. Pages are lightly age tanned.
Even though there is some wear, this is still a beautiful book.
Please use photos as part of the description.
700 pages including Index.
Lives of the Presidents of The United States of America, From Washington to the Present Time.Containing A Narrative of the Most Interesting Events in the Career of Each President; Thus Constituting a Graphic History of the United States.
To Which is Added a Chapter Showing the Progress of the Republic from the Revolutionary War to the Present Time.By John S. C. Abbott and Russell H. Conwell.
Illustrated with Portraits of All the Presidents Engraved on Steel, Pictures of their Private Residences, and Thirty Other Wood Engravings of the Most Interesting Scenes in Their Lives;Together with Illustrations of the Centennial Jubilee.
Sold Only by Distributing Agents.
Revised Edition.
Portland, Maine: H. Hallett & Company
Good condition. Decorative gold cloth with gilt and black lettering and design on the front cover and spine. Marbled edges. Light soiling. Much bumping at spine and much wear on top and bottom of spine. Only a little wear on the rest of the edges/corners. Back end paper is cracked at spine, but is still attached. Rest of binding appears to be tight. Pages are free of marks, but may have the occasional spot. Pages are lightly age tanned.
Even though there is some wear, this is still a beautiful book.
Please use photos as part of the description.
700 pages including Index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1500
- Title
- The Presidents of the United States, Illustrated
- Author
- John S.C. Abbott, Russell H. Conwell
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- H. Hallett & Company
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Maine
- Date Published
- 1882-1887?
- Pages
- 700
- Weight
- 4.00 lbs
- Keywords
- presidents, Washington to 1800s, Civil War, Revolutionary War, reference, American history, vintage book, illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War; Biography; History - American; Reference; Revolutionary War; Books - Vintage;
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Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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Independence, Missouri
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
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- Cracked
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