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John Jacob Astor
by Porter, Kenneth W
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1931. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Good. John Jacob Astor, Kenneth W. Porter, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1931. 2 volume set, 585 and 768pp. 8.5 x 6 inches.
Blue dust jackets with chipping to edges; flyleaf to volume one almost separated. Light soiling. Jackets now protected by mylar covers. Red cloth with gilt on spine. Top edge gilt, fore edge and bottom edge lightly soiled. Interior clean and bindings holding well. Volume one has bookplate on endpaper, "With the compliments of Viscount Astor and Major John Jacob Astor from the Harvard University Press." Jackets in good condition; books in very good condition. Slight glare from mylar jackets in photo.
Exhaustive biography of one of America's early barons of wealth, based primarily on the business records of Astor and his various companies. A look at the myriad details of policy and management of the Astor empire. Multiple documents and sketches reproduced throughout. Sets in jackets becoming hard to find.
Blue dust jackets with chipping to edges; flyleaf to volume one almost separated. Light soiling. Jackets now protected by mylar covers. Red cloth with gilt on spine. Top edge gilt, fore edge and bottom edge lightly soiled. Interior clean and bindings holding well. Volume one has bookplate on endpaper, "With the compliments of Viscount Astor and Major John Jacob Astor from the Harvard University Press." Jackets in good condition; books in very good condition. Slight glare from mylar jackets in photo.
Exhaustive biography of one of America's early barons of wealth, based primarily on the business records of Astor and his various companies. A look at the myriad details of policy and management of the Astor empire. Multiple documents and sketches reproduced throughout. Sets in jackets becoming hard to find.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stellar Books & Ephemera, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96
- Title
- John Jacob Astor
- Author
- Porter, Kenneth W
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Biography John Jacob Astor New York
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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