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- GLC#
- GLC03851
- Type
- Books & pamphlets
- Date
- 1869
- Author/Creator
- Peck, Jesse T., 1811-1883
- Title
- The history of the great republic, considered from a Christian stand-point.
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 1 v. : 40 p. : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 16.5 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- Reconstruction
Signed by Joshua L. Chamberlain as Governor of Maine. Printed by Broughton and Wyman. Apparently a salesman's mock-up copy, containing binding samples and list of subscribers following the printed text. Chamberlain is one of 32 signers who were allowed the choice of extra cloth, library style, or half Turkey Morocco binding. Contains 36 pages of printed text and four pages of signatures. The final 15 pages, intended for signatures, are blank besides printed text indicating binding styles and the title of the book. Contains 10 plates of American historical figures. Bound in green cloth, with sample spine cloths pasted onto front and back covers. Collateral items located in size one: three leaflets, advertising for agents to "sell the best family Bible yet published." Cobbin's Domestic Bible, illustrated, Published by Case, Lockwood & Brainard, Hartford, Conn. Each leaflet is four pages long.
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