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James J. Hill, A Great Life in Brief. by Holbrook, Stewart H - 1955

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James J. Hill, A Great Life in Brief. by Holbrook, Stewart H - 1955

James J. Hill, A Great Life in Brief.

by Holbrook, Stewart H

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New York.: Alfred A. Knopf.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - 18.5 x 12 cm.; 205, vii pp. Hill, the "Empire Builder", (1838-1916) was a Canadian-American railroad executive with the Great Northern Railway responsible for building railways across the northern US. The dust jacket flap describes him as "part visionary, part robber baron, part buccaneer". Bibliography, index. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt spine lettering and blind-stamped title on front cover, red stain on the text block head. Bit of shelfwear and former owner's name on front endpaper; a clean text and sturdy binding. Dust jacket lightly soiled with light edgewear. .
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores CA (CA)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Alfred A. Knopf.
  • Place of Publication New York.
  • Date Published 1955
  • Keywords Biography; Railroads; Trains;, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad; Norman Kittson;, Canadian Pacific Railway

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James J. Hill: A Great Life in Brief

by HOLBROOK, STEWART H

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1955. Good. HOLBROOK, STEWART H. James J. Hill: A Great Life in Brief. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955, First edition. Great Lives in Brief Series. 12mo, pp.205 + vii. Index, bibliography. (Typography and binding designed by W. A. Dwiggins) Dj. Good/good, former owner's name embossed on ffep, A book review has been inserted between two front blank pages, with resulting foxed offset. Small portion of gilt lettering on spine has rubbed off. Dust jacket edgeworn at head and tail of spine.
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