AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN & SELECTIONS FROM HIS WRITINGS: The Illustrated Modern Library
by Franklin, Benjamin/Commager, Henry Steele (Introduction)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House, Inc. (1944) 264+1 pp. Original paper covered boards w/ gilt title on black cloth spine. Top of spine a bit bumped. Modest rubbing to corners. Inscription to previous owner on verso of frontispiece. Comes in original slipcase, which is moderately soiled and worn at edges.. Illust. w/ color plates. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Thomas Hart Benton. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1130
- Title
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN & SELECTIONS FROM HIS WRITINGS: The Illustrated Modern Library
- Author
- Franklin, Benjamin/Commager, Henry Steele (Introduction)
- Illustrator
- Thomas Hart Benton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Random House, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- AMERICAN HISTORY BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY FRANKLIN BENJAMIN 1706 1790 FOUNDING FATHERS POLITICS GOVERNMENT SCIENCE SCIENTISTS WRITINGS PRESIDENT SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PENNSYLVANIA 1785 1788 STATE HISTORY PA LOCAL HISTORY SPEAKER PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE OF R
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- Science; Autobiography; Politics;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
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