The Authentic Life of William McKinley
by McClure, Alexander K. (Intro & Bio) And Charles Morris (Public Career)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Unknown
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1901., 1901. Hardcover. Very Good/Unknown. Octavo, hardcover, green boards with gilt, paste on of McKinley against flag on cover. Front hinge broken last endpaper chipped, else VG. Memorial edition. First edition of this sympathetic biography of William McKinley, which includes 100 illustrations and a chapter of memorial tributes, by statesmen, ministers, orators and rulers of all countries, to the fallen president. Profusely illustrated with reproductions from original photographs, original drawings and special pictures of the family. Green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Good quality paper. McKinley died of assassination on September 14, 1901. Summarizes his boyhood, accomplishments as president. Final two chapters (pp. 466â?"503) contains a biography of Theodore Roosevelt.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20048
- Title
- The Authentic Life of William McKinley
- Author
- McClure, Alexander K. (Intro & Bio) And Charles Morris (Public Career)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1901.
- Date Published
- 1901
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- VG
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