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Castilian Days
by Hay, John
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- Near Fine
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1899. Revised Edition. Cloth. Near fine. The Revised Edition of Castilian Days, signed by John Hay.. Octavo, v, [3], 414pp. Green cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Touch of rubbing to cloth, solid text block. Newspaper clipping affixed to front endpaper. The first trade edition of Castilian Days appeared in 1871, published by the James R. Osgood and Company of Boston. This Revised Edition was first appeared in 1890, with a revised preface by Hay (BAL 7770). This copy is signed by John Hay on the front free endpaper. John Hay (1838-1905) served as the private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln until 1865. Along with John Nicolay, Hay would author a 10-Volume biography of President Lincoln called Abraham Lincoln: A History. During the McKinley Administration, Hay returned to government as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, and later served as Secretary of State.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13987
- Title
- Castilian Days
- Author
- Hay, John
- Illustrator
- The Revised Edition of Castilian Days, signed by John Hay.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- castillian days, Abraham Lincoln: A History Hay Nicolay, All the great prizes Hay, The Education of Henry Adams, The Bread-Winners: A Social Study, The Bread Winners Hay, President Abraham Lincoln, 16th President, Hodgenville, KY, White House, Americ
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
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