The Elegant Oakey
by Bowen, Croswell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's worn non price-clipped dust-jacket. 292 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with several period drawings. First edition. A biography of New York City's postbellum mayor, elected in 1868, his flamboyant lifestyle, society connections and association with the infamous Tweed scandals. N o previous ownership marks. A solid, square, unmarked reading copy in a worn dust-jacket. Near very good in a poor dust-jacket. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017546
- Title
- The Elegant Oakey
- Author
- Bowen, Croswell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- New York City, Political History, Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography and Biography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Poor
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- First Edition
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