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Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln 12 Volume Set: With a General Introduction by Richard Watson Gilder, and Special Articles by other Eminent Persons
by John Nicolay and John Hay
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/Unjacketed
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
Copyright 1894, this set is from the new and enlarged edition published 1905. Three-quarter bound, 10 volume hardcover set as pictured, missing volumes 11 and 12 [the indexes]. This set is number 216/300 of the Gettysburg Edition, Edition de Grand Luxe. These are beautifully made books whose bindings are very worn. They are eminently suitable for rebinding. Bindings are firm in all 12 volumes. Brown leather and marbled paper boards are very worn and either loose or detached in all volumes. Several volumes are missing either front or rear board. The leather is dry and crumbling. Marbled endpapers. Text block with gilt top edge is rough cut and mottled with some pages uncut. Text itself appears clean and unmarked. Each volume includes tipped in illustrations with tissue guards. Price reflects condition. Price includes extra shipping cost due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s (top of G)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1948
- Title
- Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln 12 Volume Set
- Author
- John Nicolay and John Hay
- Format/Binding
- See description
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Gettysburg Edition - Edition de Grand Luxe
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Francis D. Tandy Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 6 x 9
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Lincoln, Civil War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Abraham Lincoln;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
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About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
Glossary
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- 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"...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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