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From News Stand to Cyrano
by Dillard, Janes Hardy
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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About This Item
Boston: The Stratford Company, 1935. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 46pp. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Spine darkened, a few pencil marks in margins, a sound copy Tipped-in are 2 letters; one is a typed and signed informal note to him from the author, signed "J.H. Dillard". The other letter is from Arthur D. Wright of the General Education Board, written to A.W. Armour. The General Education Board was a philanthropic organization which contributed to the John F. Slater Fund, a generous supporter of African-American education after the Civil War. A very fascinating association copy.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003835
- Title
- From News Stand to Cyrano
- Author
- Dillard, Janes Hardy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Stratford Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- African-American Negro Education "Arthur Wright" Philanthropy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and Fiction;
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 12mo
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- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
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