YANKEE AUCTIONEER
by Bean, George H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Plainfield, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1948. 247pp. The author relates how he, a Yankee farm boy, became an auctioneer, a look behind the scenes at an auction, about the people who come to buy, an auctioneer's philosophy, anecdotes about strange buyers and sellers, and equally strange articles for sale. The book also gives tips about what makes value in an item, bidders and bidding, and an auctioneer's ingenuity. Prev. owner's signature on ff end paper. Light spots and general wear on boards; spine faded.. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - 9¾" Square.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7879
- Title
- YANKEE AUCTIONEER
- Author
- Bean, George H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo - 9¾" Square
- Keywords
- Art, auctions, collectors, collectibles, antiques, bidding
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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