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FROM LOG CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE. The story of President Garfield's life
by THAYER. WILLIAM. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1899. 8vo. (7.4 x 5 inches). Fifty second edition, completing two hundred and forty seventh thousand copies. Some light foxing to a few pages and previous owner neat printed bookplate on the blank pastedown endpaper otherwise clean and bright throughout. Bound in attractive amateur full tan morocco Arts and crafts style binding. Spine with five raised bands, compartments ruled, dotted and lettered in gilt. The boards with decorative gilt ruled line design and dots, and green leather onlaid floral corner pieces. The front board also has an extra ruled panel with the title lettered to the top. Inside of boards have gilt double ruled borders. Plain blue endpapers. All edges gilt. A little rubbing to the extremities and marks to the leather but overall an attractive early twentieth century amateur craft binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11050
- Title
- FROM LOG CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE. The story of President Garfield's life
- Author
- THAYER. WILLIAM. M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1899
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Paul Foster Books
Biblio member since 2006
London, Greater London
About Paul Foster Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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