The Girard College and its Founder: Containing the Biography of Mr. Girard
by Arey, Henry W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Split at top inch of head of spine. Boards stained and worn, foxing to first few leaves.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: C. Sherman. Good with no dust jacket; Split at top inch of head of spine. Boards . stained and worn, foxing to first few leaves.. 1856. Later Printing. Hardcover. Title continued: The History of the Institution, its Organization and Plan of Discipline, with the Course of Education, Forms of Admission of Pupils, Description of the Buildings, &c. , &c. , and The Will of Mr. Girard. Original red blindstamped cloth with title stamped in gilt on front boards. Engraving of Girard College and lithograph full-length portrait of Stephen Girard as frontispiece illustrations. Girard was a shipping and banking tycoon who endowed Girard College in his adopted city of Philadelphia to educate financially needy white orphan boys. Girard College is still in existence, offering K-12 private education for low-income boys and girls of all backgrounds. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 85 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36420
- Title
- The Girard College and its Founder: Containing the Biography of Mr. Girard
- Author
- Arey, Henry W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Split at top inch of head of spine. Boards stained and worn, foxing to first few leaves.
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- C. Sherman
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- Girard College, Stephen Girard
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Memoir; Education;
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About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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