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Abraham Lincoln and Men of War-Times: Some Personal Recollections of War and Politics During the Lincoln Administration
by A. K. McClure
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1892 hardcover as pictured. This is a very handsome edition that has seen some wear. Binding is intact. Embossed green cloth boards with beveled edges and gold stamping are lightly soiled and show some edge wear with fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Patterned endpapers. Small piece of rear endpaper is missing. Front hinge is lightly cracked. Many pages of text have pencil markings that do not affect readability. Includes 32 tissue guarded illustrations, many of prominent personages from the war of rebellion. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s (OM3)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2074
- Title
- Abraham Lincoln and Men of War-Times
- Author
- A. K. McClure
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Times Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1892
- Pages
- 462
- Size
- 5.5 x 8.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Civil War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War; Abraham Lincoln;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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