LOVE AND LETTERS
by Marvin, Frederic Rowland
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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mansfield, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Sherman, French & Company. Boston. 1911. First Printing., 1911 Pale gray-blue ribbed cloth with front cover and spine gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. 252 pages. 8vo. Literary meanderings on many subjects by a bibliophile of the era (Marvin's life spanned 1847-1918). The eight Chapters include: Love and Letters; The Good Neighbor; Silence; Noble Deeds of Humble Men; The College and Business Life; Old Age; Culture; Vicisti Galilaee. Of the many interesting commentaries in the book the one that caught my eye was about Francis H Leggett who was a wealthy wholesale grocer in the city of New York and who made public the fact that he had not a single college graduate in his payroll of 600 clerks and went on to explain why. Comparing this to Sam Walton of Wal-Mart fame who also declined to employ college graduates makes me wonder if Walton read about Leggett and took his views to heart? Light general wear and soling. A tight copy with a couple of unopened pages. VERY GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- the book scot
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3961
- Title
- LOVE AND LETTERS
- Author
- Marvin, Frederic Rowland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- Sherman, French & Company. Boston. 1911. First Printing.
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- GEORGE ELIOT, RUSKIN, RALPH WALDO EMERSON, FRANCIS H LEGGETT, SAM WALTON, LITERATURE, BOOK COLLECTING,
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- Literature;
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I am a general line dealer with a specialty in books about Scotland and by Scots.
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