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The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln
by Frederick Meserve and Carl Sandburg
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace & Company, Inc., 1944 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Signed by both authors on the title page. No jacket other than remnants of the flap that have been pasted to the ffep. There is also a rusty paperclip scar affecting 4 pages (2 front and back) more or less. Slipped inside the book is "A souvenir of the Meeting of The Civil War Round Table of New York November 1, 1953" and a personal letter handwritten and signed by Meserve, dated 1953. The souvenir includes 4 "contact prints (of Mr./Mrs. Lincoln) from the original glass negatives by Mathew B. Brady in the Meserve Collection" in addition to a photo of Meserve with his signature beneath. Other than moderate foxing on the covers of the souvenir, it is in VG condition and all 5 prints are in FINE condition. The book is tight and straight w/rubbing at spine ends and very light rubbing at corners.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Givens Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9263
- Title
- The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln
- Author
- Frederick Meserve and Carl Sandburg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Company, Inc.
- Date Published
- 1944
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- abraham lincoln, photos, photographs, 1944, president lincoln, carl sandburg, signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- SignedFirst Editions; Photography; U.S. President Biography/Memoir;
Terms of Sale
Givens Books
Books returned on case-by case basis only. No refund on shipping charges.
About the Seller
Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Lynchburg, Virginia
About Givens Books
Givens Books & Little Dickens is a family business that has been selling new, used, and rare books in Lynchburg, Virginia since 1976, and educational toys and teacher supplies since 1989. Our used book department strives to provide quality books on a wide variety of subjects. We also specialize in our local Lynchburg and Virginia history.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fine
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