The Pioneer Boy rare 1863 First Edition Biography President Abraham Lincoln The Pioneer Boy, and How He Became President by William M Thayer ( 1820-1898) published by Walker, Wise, and company, 245 Washington Street, Boston. 1863. book measures 7 1/4" by 4 3/4" Book is over 150 years old. Binding has some separation but all pages are present and intact. Foxing throughout. green embossed cloth hardcover has wear, edge wear, bumped/worn corners. binding loose, front inside hinge cracked with threads exposed, frontispiece/illustration is detached. spots on title page, corner torn off. top of preface page cut off( probably had a name) . 310 pages with various amounts of age toning, spotting/spots scattered throughout. gold lettering/decoration on spine. Book sold as is. Great reading, reference. decorating. please look at the photos