Memorable American Speeches II Democracy and Nationality by Cheney, John Vance (Editor) - 1908

R. R. Donnelley & Sons/Lakeside Press, 1908 Cloth 16mo. 1st ed. 237pp. Green boards, with gilt lettering at spine & gilt device and border at front. Gilt top edge & deckled fore & bottom edges. Tissue protected Daniel Webster portrait at frontis. Considerable shelf wear to boards, bumped corners and spine top & bottom, slight splitting of cloth at spine top--stable & not impacting lettering. Hinge split in two places. Light stains to front end pages. Pages clean & tight.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good.

Lakeside Press, 1908. First THUS. Hardcover. Very Good. VERY SCARCE. LIMITED EDITION. Lakeside Press. Hardcover. ORIGINAL 1908 printing. Dark green clothbound covers with gilt titles and decoration show general rubbing, small stains. Book is minutely shelf-cocked. Pages are clean and unmarked with gilt top-edge, untrimmed fore- and bottom edges. Very minor shelf-wear, rubbing to corners and edges. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Lakeside Press, 1908. Hardcover. Near Fine. Very tiny and very light touches of rubbing at the corners and spine ends, gilt bright and fresh.

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1908. 1st . Hardcover. Near fine. Volume 6 of the Lakeside Classics edited by John Vance Cheney. Bound in green cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in gilt.

The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. Used - Very Good. 1908. First thus edition. Hardcover. Dark green green with gilt titles and gilt ornament on front cover, no dj. (as issued). Slight edgewear to cloth, a little more noticeable at head and heel of spine. Gilt titles slightly faded. Birght, clean internals. Very Good.

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1908. First thus. Very good+ in dark green cloth covered boards with a gilt border and logo on the front board and gilt text on the spine. The top edge of the text block is gilt. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine are very slightly rubbed. The gilt text on the spine is slightly tarnished and the "M" and part of the "O" in the word "Memorable" as well as the "M" in "American" are damaged from some form of accident. The gilt borders and decorations on the front board remain bright and clean. but remain easy to read. The contents are clean, tight in the binding and without any foxing, tanning or prior ownership markings. 237 pages of text illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Daniel Webster. The sixth Lakeside Classic from Christmas, 1908. An extremely uncommon volume in the series and one which remains in collectible condition.