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STORM OVER THE LAND. A PROFILE OF THE CIVIL WAR TAKEN MAINLY FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE WAR YEARS
by SANDBURG, Carl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in a Good, mostly complete dustwrapper with chipping at the top of the spine and the front panel
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1942). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Good, mostly complete dustwrapper with chipping at the top of the spine and the front panel. Illustrated with 60 halftones from photos, and 98 drawings, maps, and sketches. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "For Henrik Van Loon/as between scribblers/and herewith admiration/and affection--/Carl Sandburg/1942." Sandburg has also drawn an arrow to Van Loon's first name and added "Henrick Hudson told me to leave the d out." Hendrik Van Loon was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author. Among his many books, which he often also illustrated, is THE STORY OF MANKIND, a history of the world intended for children, which won the first Newbery Medal in 1922.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020471
- Title
- STORM OVER THE LAND. A PROFILE OF THE CIVIL WAR TAKEN MAINLY FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE WAR YEARS
- Author
- SANDBURG, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in a Good, mostly complete dustwrapper with chipping at the top of the spine and the front panel
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1942)
- Keywords
- Signed, Association Copy, Inscribed, Modern Poetry, Modern Firsts, Abraham Lincoln, Modern First Editions, Civil War, Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Association Copy;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Fine
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- Dustwrapper
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- 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...
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