Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln. The Story of a Picture.
by F.B.Carpenter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$154.18A$123.34
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About This Item
New York, NY: Hurd and Houghton, 1866. Book. VG Minus. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Burgundy cloth with embossed rules front and back, with gilt lettering /rules to the spine. 369 pp. with 6 pp. of ads to the back.This copy is VG minus. Exterior has moderate / significant rubbing front and back, gilt is a bit faded but quite legible. Tips, spine ends , and edges modestly/moderayely worn. Yellow EPs. Neat PO signature onFEP and FFEP dated October 6, 1866. Otherwise unmarked, securely bound with moderate toning and some faded damp stains for the last 50 pages or so at the upper corners. .
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002237
- Title
- Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln. The Story of a Picture.
- Author
- F.B.Carpenter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hurd and Houghton
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1866
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
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