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The Choice Literature of the English Language With Lives and Portraits of the Authors (SALESMAN SAMPLE)
by William Wilfred Birdsall, Rufus M. Jones, and others (compiled & edited by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
-
Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago/Philadelphia: International Publishing Company, 1898. Salesman Sample (Dummy) . Hardcover. Good-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Charles Dana Gibson, Corwin K. Linson and others. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, this is the salesman sample for the book to be published in 1898. The book contains numerous highlights of the original book was taken to potential customers, showing some sample pages, illustrations, bindings available etc. the front board shows the dark yellow version in the rear board is an example of the front cover in cloth and leather. Inside both boards are examples of the spine for each version available. Sample book still contains the pink tipped in notes describing the various parts. In the back of the book are numerous lined blank pages, the first page shows three orders entered. This is the only handwriting found in the book. The condition of the exterior is as follows: the front board and spine shows some toning and minor edge wear but the rear board shows spotting to the cloth and heavy wear to the leather edges. As far as the interior: the front end pages have some dampstains and a slight wrinkle but there is no staining on the remaining pages until you get to the rear end page which has numerous holes and foxing along the edges. There also holes present at the bottom and top of the rear pastedown. Salesman Samples (also called dummy books) are very uncommon as only a fraction were printed, compared to the actual publication run and they do not contain the entire book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2230339
- Title
- The Choice Literature of the English Language With Lives and Portraits of the Authors (SALESMAN SAMPLE)
- Author
- William Wilfred Birdsall, Rufus M. Jones, and others (compiled & edited by)
- Illustrator
- Charles Dana Gibson, Corwin K. Linson and others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Salesman Sample (Dummy)
- Publisher
- International Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago/Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century; Literature and the Classics; Salesman Samples and Ads;
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Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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All of the book pictures were taken at the time the book was listed and we never use generic or stock photos in any listing. If you would like additional photos or information on any listing please let us know and we will be more than happy to comply.
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