The Poor Boy and Merchant Prince: or, Elements of Success Drawn from the Life and Character of the Late Amos Lawrence
by William M. Thayer
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Good HC, no DJ. Brown, vertical rib-grain cloth over boards; covers blind stamped with central publisher's device enclosed in strapwork, acanthus and tendril frame; gilt floral pattern and letters on spine. Clean covers and spine; moderately scuffed on covers; rubbed to boards at fore corners; chipped with some fabric loss at spine ends; foxing on text block edges; partial crack at front hinge but still tightly bound; light foxing on end papers; clean interior. 10 pp of adverts at rear. 16mo, 349 pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14896
- Title
- The Poor Boy and Merchant Prince: or, Elements of Success Drawn from the Life and Character of the Late Amos Lawrence
- Author
- William M. Thayer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boston: Gould & Lincoln
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, CAPITALISTS, MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography, Business, Childrens;
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
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About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- Hinge
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- 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....
- Device
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...