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The Democratic Almanac and Political Compendium
by Van Evrie, John H. (Ed)
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Van Evrie, Horton & Co., 1865. The first three years, all probably published in the preceding year - 1866, [1], 2-82pp, [14]p adverts; 1867, [3], 2-80pp, [14]p adverts and 1868, [1], 2-82pp, [14]p adverts. Original paper covers, general minor rubbing, creasing, chipping and staining, all lightly foxed and browned internally, the first and third mentioned with heavier foxing, small amount of loss to lower cover of the first mentioned, lower cover and back strip of the second mentioned defective with some loss. The first three years of this white supremacist almanac, published shortly after the end of the American Civil War by John H. Van Evrie, who was described by the historian George M. Fredrickson as "perhaps the first professional racist in American history" (quoted in Wikipedia), here fulminating against Lincoln, the 13th Amendment and any idea of black emancipation. First Edition. Paper Covers. Fair. 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Zetetic Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003588
- Title
- The Democratic Almanac and Political Compendium
- Author
- Van Evrie, John H. (Ed)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Van Evrie, Horton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1865
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Bull41, American Civil War, White Supremacy, Racism, Racist
- Bookseller catalogs
- Politics;
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
Zetetic Books
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About the Seller
Zetetic Books
Biblio member since 2015
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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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