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As Bees in Honey Drown: Elbert Hubbard and the Roycrofters
by Hamilton, Charles Franklin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 049801052X
- ISBN 13
- 9780498010521
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
A. S. Barnes, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (just a little rubbed on front). NOT price clipped ($10.00). NO chips. NO tears. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT a library discard. Bright, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NO underlining, highlighting, or margin notes. Biography of Elbert Hubbard and the Roycrofters printing and craft shops of East Aurora, New York. Covers Hubbard's life and career, his wife Alice Moore, The Fra and The Philistine magazines, Arts and Crafts movement, Message to Garcia, competition with William Morris, etc. Appendix. Index. Bound in the original purple cloth, stamped in shiny silver. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 253pp.
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- Bookseller
- Turn and Temper Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160
- Title
- As Bees in Honey Drown: Elbert Hubbard and the Roycrofters
- Author
- Hamilton, Charles Franklin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 049801052X
- ISBN 13
- 9780498010521
- Publisher
- A. S. Barnes
- Place of Publication
- South Brunswick
- Date Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 253
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About the Seller
Turn and Temper Books
Biblio member since 2023
Rockville, Maryland
About Turn and Temper Books
Turn and Temper Books specializes in non-fiction, high quality rare books in Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Nature, Technology, Business, and related fields. We also may have the occasional modern first edition and other fiction titles. We focus on quality and condition: with few exceptions (mostly relating to antiquarian stock), all books sold are in Very Good or better condition and are highly collectible.
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