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The War Years, complete in four bolumes by Sandburg, Carl - 1939

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The War Years, complete in four bolumes by Sandburg, Carl - 1939

The War Years, complete in four bolumes

by Sandburg, Carl

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New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Complete four-volume set comprising the then definitive biography of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, bound in Imperial octavo format, protected in original publisher's plain tan wrappers with cameo cut-out revealing titles at spines, in easily Good condition, moderately worn, but intact and complete. Bound handsomely in dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Paginated as xxxi, 660 pp.; xii, 655 pp.; xiii, 673 pp.; xii, 515 pp. 426 half-tone illustrations, four frontispieces, 244 cuts hors-texte. This comprises the first trade edition (after the deluxe signed edition). An exceptional set that looks fine on the shelf.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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  • Book Condition Used - Fine
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  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Harcourt Brace & Company
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1939
  • Size Large 8vo 9" - 10
  • Keywords Abraham Lincoln|Carl Sandburg
  • X weight 0 oz
  • Size Large 8vo 9" - 10

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Abraham Lincoln: The War Years -- In Four Volumes (Complete Set)

by Sandburg, Carl

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Very good lightly edgeworn and lightly soiled dust jackets, spines toned.
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Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1960; c.1939. Book Club Edition. Hardback.. Very good condition./Very good lightly edgeworn and lightly soiled dust jackets, spines toned. . Vol. 4 has a bumped corner. No previous owner's marks. Booksare as described - NO defects or marks of any kind. A very nice copy.
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Abraham Lincoln The War Years [complete in four volumes]

Abraham Lincoln The War Years [complete in four volumes]

by SANDBURG, Carl

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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine. Book club edition. Complete in four volumes. xxxi, 660; xii, 655; xiii, 673; xii, 515pp. Illustrated. Faint foxing and offsetting on some of the endleaves, volume two with slightly bowed boards, overall near fine.
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Abraham Lincoln: The War Years [Complete in 4 Volumes]

by Sandburg, Carl

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Used - Near Fine
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1st Edition
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1939. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in four (4) volumes, uniformly bound in dark blue cloth, spine panels lettered in gilt. Each volume shows a short call number hand-lettered on lower spine and a circulation pocket mounted inside back cover, no other ex-libris marks or stamps, and the volumes never actually circulated, so they are virtually without wear. Slight blemish/discoloration to bottom front cover corner of Vol. I. All 4 volumes are 2nd ptgs: Dec. 1939..
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Abraham Lincoln: The War Years [Complete in 4 Volumes]

by Sandburg, Carl

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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1939. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in four (4) volumes, uniformly bound in dark blue cloth, spine panels lettered in gilt, yellow topstain. A nicely preserved set, all volumes essentially as issued beyond slight tanning/foxing to endpapers, with firm bindings, clean and bright interiors. Later printings of original 1939 edition..
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Abraham Lincoln: The War Years. (Complete in 4 volumes)

Abraham Lincoln: The War Years. (Complete in 4 volumes)

by Sandburg, Carl

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Used - Near Fine
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New York: Harcourt Brace. Near Fine. 1940. Hardcover. (1939) Fourth printing. Exceptionally nice set, complete in four volumes. Illustrated. Pp. vol. 1. xxxi, 660; vol. 2. xii, 655; vol. 3. xii, 515; vol. 4 xiii, 673. Bright clean blue cloth with gilt lettering; sharp corners & light wear; a scattering of foxing on the edges along with dust soil, the endpages in all volumes are toned. In volume 1, pages 156-165 there is progressive browning from a bookmark, (the heaviest being 160-161). The bookmark is now in a plastic cover and accompanies the set (do with what you will, it is part of the history). ; 8vo .
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Abraham Lincoln, the war years : with 426 half-tones of photogr., and 244 cuts of cartoons,...

Abraham Lincoln, the war years : with 426 half-tones of photogr., and 244 cuts of cartoons, letters, documents : in four volumes AND Abraham Lincoln : the Prarie years [Complete six volume set]

by Carl Sandburg

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Book Club Edition
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, ca. 1954. Book Club Edition. Cloth. Fine/missing. Various. A pristine, fine, complete 6 volume set, as issued by the book club. Blue cloth boards with gilt titlestamping on spine. Yellow topstain. Later printings. No flaws. No dust jacket. Shipping at actual cost for this multi-volume set. 660, 480 pages. Octavo. Originally published in six volumes, Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln was praised as the most noteworthy historical biography of Sandburg's generation. ... critics and readers alike consider [this] his greatest work of nonfiction, as well as the most distinguished, authoritative biography of Lincoln ever published. Growing up in an Illinois prairie town, Sandburg listened to stories of old-timers who had known Lincoln. By the time this single-volume edition was competed, he had spent a lifetime studying, researching, and writing about the sixteenth president. His extraordinary portrait brings fully to life the country lawyer who would become one… Read More
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Abraham Lincoln: The War Years [Complete in Four Volumes]

by Sandburg, Carl

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Used - Very Good-. No DJ
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. No DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition following a deluxe limited edition. With over 400 photographs, and hundreds of cartoons, letters, and documents. A handsome set. Light shelf/edge wear, light even toning to textblock, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, frontispiece(s). 8vo. 660; 655; 673; 515pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
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Abraham Lincoln - The War Years (Complete in 4 Volumes)
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Abraham Lincoln - The War Years (Complete in 4 Volumes)

by LINCOLN, Abraham ] Carl Sandburg

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Harcourt, Brace & Company, New York, 1939. Reprint. HARDCOVER. All large Octavo size (8vo) bound in matching slate grey cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 660pp, 655pp, 673pp and 515pp, plates, index etc. Vols 2, 3 & 4 are first editions and first printings, Vol 1 is a later printing of the 1st Edition (c. 1940s) __CONDITION : A well preserved FINE very clean and tight unmarked set (slight crease to spine ends, page-block edges a little tanned). A very nice set. __NOTE Due to size and/or weight, shipping will cost more than price shown above. Orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost... __To see more of our Military books type DbbMILITARY in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS
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