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Six Months at The White House with Abraham Lincoln. The Story of a Picture
by Carpenter, F. B
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1867. Later printing. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. viii, 9-359 pages, [8] pages publisher advertisements, [1]. Rebound in dark buckram with gilt stamped title on the front cover. New white end sheets front and back. Half title page present with previous owners name (Albert G. Hills) and a pencil note that reads - "This little book contains a faithful account of the famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet - by Mrs. F. B. Carpenter, who painted the picture." Text is warped but no discernible damp stains. Contents clean.
Nevins Volume II page 44.
Nevins Volume II page 44.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27820
- Title
- Six Months at The White House with Abraham Lincoln. The Story of a Picture
- Author
- Carpenter, F. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Hurd and Houghton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1867
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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