The Easton Press, 1989. The Leather-Bound Library of American History. First Thus; Collector's Edition. One volume (complete) edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Fine, "as new" condition. Bottom gilt edge has very slight scuffing. Binding and text block are otherwise tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Appears unopened / unread. Bound in full (genuine) red leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes from History sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful copy.

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Bookseller: Barbed Wire Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: M0247
Title: Bearing the Cross
Author: David J. Garrow
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Easton Press
Place of Publication: Norwalk, Connecticut
Date Published: 1989
Pages: 800
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Civil Rights Movement, J. Edgar Hoover, Segregation
Bookseller catalogs: History; Biography & Autobiography; Easton Press;

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Unopened: A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
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....