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Portrait of a President
by Marquis James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1937. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. An exceptionally bright, crisp copy of the 1937 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (light spotting along the front panel's lower-tip) in a gorgeous dustjacket: clean, price-intact ($5.00), easily Near Fine. Thick octavo, truly a collector's copy. The 1938 Pulitzer Prize winner --along with James's companion "Andrew Jackson: The Border Captain"-- in Biography.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21167
- Title
- Portrait of a President
- Author
- Marquis James
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill Co
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- rare American history, rare American biography, Pulitzer Prize winners in Biography, rare Andrew Jackson, rare Presidential biographies
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...