Live Questions Including Our Penal Machinery and Its Victims
Published by The Humboldt Publishing Co n.y., New York
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since March 11, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 55.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Brown/burgundy cloth over flexible boards with gilt lettering. ix, 296pp, (7pp ads). Frontispiece. Very good. Mild edgewear only. Handsome and nice reprint edition, a volume in this publisher's "Twentieth Century Library" series. First published in 1890 (Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry), this turn-of-the-century reprint (ca. 1900) collects the popular Democratic 20th governor's writings on a broad range of topics such as: "The Administration of Justice in Chicago," "The Eight-Hour Movement," "Slave-Girls of Chicago," "Protecting the Ballot-Box," "Pensions for Soldiers" and dozens of others. Front flyleaf bears printed (not authentic) facsimile "Compliments of / John P. Altgeld.".
Seller Inventory # 44940
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Live Questions Including Our Penal Machinery and Its Victims
- Author
- ALTGELD, John P.
- Publisher
- The Humboldt Publishing Co n.y., New York
- Binding
- Paperback
- Seller catalogs
- Books, Illinois & Midwest
Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA
Galena, IL, U.S.A.
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| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
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| First item | US$ 6.00 | US$ 14.00 |
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Store description
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been buying and selling quality books, autographs and ephemera since 1991. We specialize in general antiquarian, first editions, signed books and autographs and documents. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA), Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC) and The Manuscript Society.
Specialty
Americana, Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Grant, American History, Literature, Military History, Autographs, Letters, Documents, Historical Manuscripts, General Antiquarian and O.P.Association member
Seller's business information
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
9304 Saturn Ln
Galena, IL U.S.A. 61036
Terms of sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts most credit cards. Checks are welcome. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Shipping is additional and will be quoted at the time an order is placed. EU customers: you are responsible for return shipping for "Right of Withdrawal" returns. Every effort has been made to describe each book and any defects accurately. If an item proves unsatisfactory for any reason, it may be returned pursuant to ABEBooks' policy. We would appreciate a courtesy notification if an item is being returned.
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