Complete Title
The American Epic. A Concise Scenic History of The United States.

Author, as Printed in Book
A Citizen of Nashville.

Actual Author
Drummond Welburn.

Printing Notes
Printed For The Author. Publishing House of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Printing Date
1891.

Copyright Date
1890.

Binding
Clothbound Hardcover.

Pages
279 pages numbered from Title Page to end of index.

Edition Attributes
Illustrated throughout.
Signed by author, Drummond Welburn.
Also signed by a later owner of the book, E.H. Cooper.

Condition
Fair. View our standard book grading method HERE.
A well read copy. Considerable shelf wear on the edges and spine. Warped board corners. Corners of boards exposed. Some soiling visible on cover. Cracked front hinge. Small tears on several pages throughout the book. Light soiling visible intermitently throughout the book. Some foxing and damp stains visible inside the book. Binding cords exposed. Some dog earred page corner crease marks. Some vertical page crease marks. What appears to be a very small burn mark is atop four of the leaves. Pages were examined for completeness. This book has no missing or loose pages, or pages with large rips. Book has a pleasant scent of old paper.

Author's signature was examined under a microscope where the ink was seen to have bled into the leaf based on the pressure of the pen. The ink is not perfectly weighted into the paper and is somewhat blotchy. This is consistent with this signature being genuinely inscribed by hand with a fountain pen. 

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