ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE PRAIRIE YEARS & THE WAR YEARS
by CARL SANDBURG
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
This is a first edition of the two-volume edition of the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by the American poet, journalist and biographer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967). Sandburg wrote the biography in two sections:Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Year (1926), and Abraham Lincoln: The War Years (1939). In 1940, he won the Pulitzer for the completed biography. In 1954, his publisher issued the two books in one volume. This is one of those books.
It is in superb condition.
762 pages with lots of photos.
There is a doodle on page 762. One dogear at page 17.
Almost no shelfwear.
There are some fingerprints on the cover and there is a little loosening to the cover at the back.
Other than that, it's perfect.
Synopsis
The story of Lincoln's life from his inauguration in 1861 to his death and funeral in 1865. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in History, 1940.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Louise Aird (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1099
- Title
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE PRAIRIE YEARS & THE WAR YEARS
- Author
- CARL SANDBURG
- Format/Binding
- Very good
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 762
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Honest Abe, Civil War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Politics; American History; World History; Biography, Autobiography, True Stories;
Terms of Sale
Louise Aird
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About the Seller
Louise Aird
Biblio member since 2019
West Vancouver, British Columbia
About Louise Aird
Private individual who has been collecting books for 40 years.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.