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In a New World or Among the Goldfields of Australia
by ALGER, Horatio
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0912064056
- ISBN 13
- 9780912064055
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Media Books, 1972. Hardcover. 8vo. Pale grey cloth with green spine lettering, dust jacket. 217pp. Fine/very good. Mild binding wear only. Superbly tight and sharp first of this edition, a centennial reprint of a typical rags-to-riches Alger tale first published 1893. Front jacket panel screams "It's a real / HORATIO ALGER / story!" This choice copy bears a fine archival decorative-edged bookplate on front flyleaf boldly signed and inscribed "with all / best wishes / from / Ralph D. Gardner" in blue fineline. Gardner (1923-2005) was a noted New York journalist, radio talk show host and advertising company founder best remembered for a popular 1964 biography and bibliography of Alger's works. A handsome, unusually bright copy of this unusual edition. This obscure publisher published three Alger titles only in this uniform format.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46239
- Title
- In a New World or Among the Goldfields of Australia
- Author
- ALGER, Horatio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0912064056
- ISBN 13
- 9780912064055
- Publisher
- Media Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; American Literature;
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