The Lincoln Encyclopedia: The Spoken and Written Words of A. Lincoln, Arranged for Ready Reference
by Shaw, Archer H. (ed.); Mearns, David C. (intro.)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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High Point, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Company, 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Exlibrary markings. Lightly circulated. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, tanned pages. Cloth over boards has light shelf wear with edge rubbing and heavier wear at top and bottom of spine as well as corner tips. Gilt lettering is somewhat darkened. ; Words of Abraham Lincoln, arranged alphabetically by topic. Ex-Library; 10.25" tall; 395 pages.
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- Seller
- Cat's Cradle Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3850057
- Title
- The Lincoln Encyclopedia: The Spoken and Written Words of A. Lincoln, Arranged for Ready Reference
- Author
- Shaw, Archer H. (ed.); Mearns, David C. (intro.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- UNITED STATES, AMERICA, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, QUOTATIONS, REFERENCE
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Reference; Americana;
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Cat's Cradle Books
Shipment immediately upon payment. Returns cheerfully accepted. If return results from our error, we refund price of book plus all shipping costs. if return is for any other reason, buyer pays cost of return shipping.
About the Seller
Cat's Cradle Books
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High Point, North Carolina
About Cat's Cradle Books
Cat\\\'s Cradle Books has been buying and selling books online since 1999. Our books include many subjects and titles, but we have especially strong selections in history, politics, literary criticism, biography, religion, and foreign languages.
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.