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The Habit of Empire
by Horgan, Paul
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Cloth. A very good copy in very good, price-clipped dust jacket; jacket has small chip at crown of spine (which is evenly browne
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Rydal Press, 1939. First edition. 114pp. 8vo. Cloth. A very good copy in very good, price-clipped dust jacket; jacket has small chip at crown of spine (which is evenly browned), light browning to the extremities and a few short tears. First edition. 114pp. 8vo. Inscribed by Paul Horgan to historian Henry Steele Commager on the front flyleaf: "for Henry Steele Commager from Paul Horgan, 1946. Dear Henry- you once said you enjoyed this story. I found this copy of the limited edition the other day, and take much pleasure in sending it to you. Paul." Kraft A13a
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 338253
- Title
- The Habit of Empire
- Author
- Horgan, Paul
- Format/Binding
- 114pp. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Cloth. A very good copy in very good, price-clipped dust jacket; jacket has small chip at crown of spine (which is evenly browne
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Rydal Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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New York, New York
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