CIVIL WAR Confederate President THE LIFE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS Lincoln SLAVERY 1868
8 1/2" tall, 6 1/4" deep, 2 thick. Plus 1 page of advertisements. Beautiful Gold Gilt and Lightly Embossed Binding.
Includes a Steel Plate Portrait of President Jefferson Davis. The binding shows VERY LITTLE. There is a tiny (BB sized) chip at the top edge of the spine. The spine is NOT faded. The exterior hinges are NOT cracked--both.
Exterior hinges remain quite functional and are holding VERY STRONG. The four corners of the book show LITTLE to NO. Bumping and remain sharp and square, with NO cloth loss. The page edges are VERY LIGHTLY. Age toned with NO dust dulling along the top edge. The gold gilt on the spine of the book remains BRIGHT and VIBRANT with LITTLE to NO loss.The book stands straight and tall on its own and is NOT askew. At rest, the book does NOT pop open.
The paste down portion of the front and rear endpapers are both holding firmly to the book covers. There are two ink signatures (dated 1876) written on the first front free end paper. The interior (paper) hinges are NOT cracked--b.
Quite functional and are holding VERY STRONG. The text block remains tight with NO loose signatures (gatherings).
There are NO pulls or separations within the text block. There are NO missing or loose pages throughout the book. There are NO torn pages throughout the book. The paste down pages, end papers and portrait page are LIGHTLY age toned with some minor LIGHT foxing. The remaining pages throughout the book are very crisp, very clean, very lightly and very evenly age toned with NO.
Foxing (see attached photos as an example). The page corners remain sharp and square with NO folded pages. There are NO library markings or personal book plates throughout the book.Other than the two signatures (described above) there are NO other signs of pencil or ink throughout the pages of the book. There are NO signs of water damage throughout the book. The book has NO smoke, mildew or other unusual odors.
It appears as though this book was rarely if ever read from cover to cover. THE MAD MONK recognizes that vintage antique books are fragile. Therefore, his books are all securely packaged in a protective box.
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