Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2002. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. Very good. 746pp. Octavo [24 cm] Maroon leather with raised bands, a gilt stamped title on the spine, and decorative gilt stamped patterns on the spine and front covers. All edges gilt. Patterned endpapers. The bottom edge of the text block is a bit wavy. Easton Press bookplate and Publisher's Collector's Notes tucked in. Part of The Library of the Presidents.

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Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 55624
Title: James K. Polk: A Political Biography
Author: McCormac, Eugene Irving
Format/Binding: Leather bound
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Collector's Edition
Publisher: The Easton Press
Place of Publication: Norwalk, CT
Date Published: 2002
Keywords: Easton Press; The Library of the Presidents

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Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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...
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....