man who elected lincoln de monaghan jay 1891 1980 (1 résultats)

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xii, 334 pages. Hardcover; H 22.25cm x L 15.25cm. Dust jacket panels toned, stronger toning to spine panel with moisture stains near heel, shallow chipping at spine ends and at rear panel's top edge; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Red cloth with gilt lettering, some dark spotting to spine cloth with light bumping at ends. Edges and endpapers toned; slight foxing upon a few early leaves but interior pages are otherwise clean. A very good copy in a good+ dust jacket. With b/w frontispiece portrait, Preface, Notes, Sources (bibliography), and Index. Biography of Republican Party and anti-slavery political activist Dr. Charles Henry Ray who, as editor and co-owner of the Chicago Tribune, was an influential early supporter of Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860.