A Genius for Money: Business, Art and the Morrisons by Caroline Dakers - 2012-05-03

Yale University Press, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Yale University Press, 2012-01-24. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

Yale University Press, USA, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 326 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Yale University Press, USA, 2011. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This is the spectacular rags-to-riches story of James Morrison (17891857), who began life humbly but through hard work and entrepreneurial brilliance acquired a fortune unequalled in nineteenth-century England. Using the extensive Morrison archive, Caroline Dakers presents the first substantial biography of the richest commoner in England, recounting the details of Morrison's personal life while also placing him in the Victorian age of enterprise that made his success possible. An affectionate husband and father of ten, Morrison… Read More

The spectacular rags-to-riches story of James Morrison (1789-1857), who began life humbly but through hard work and entrepreneurial brilliance acquired a fortune unequalled in nineteenth-century England. Using the extensive Morrison archive, Caroline Dakers presents the first substantial biography of the richest commoner in England, recounting the details of Morrison's personal life while also placing him in the Victorian age of enterprise that made his success possible. xiii, 326 pages, illustrations (some colour). First edition, first printing. Black cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. This copy comes with a number of review cuttings. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Yale University Press, 2012-01-24. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!