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Always the Young Strangers
by Sandburg, Carl
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Green cloth. Near fine in very good dust jacket (head of spine panel chipped, some edgewear)
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953. Later printing. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Green cloth. Near fine in very good dust jacket (head of spine panel chipped, some edgewear). Later printing. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Inscribed. Inscribed on the half title, "Leonard Lyons with respect for a great reportorial craftsman - and an ancient regard for an artist in the field of anecdote, Carl Sandburg 1953.
Synopsis
Born in 1878, Carl Sandburg grew with America. As a boy he played, studied, and matured in Galesburg, Illinois. Sandburg's reminiscence delivers a nostalgic view of small-town life and an invaluable perspective on American history. Index.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40817
- Title
- Always the Young Strangers
- Author
- Sandburg, Carl
- Format/Binding
- 1 vols. Large 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Green cloth. Near fine in very good dust jacket (head of spine panel chipped, some edgewear)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- American | Americana | Carl Sandburg
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Literature;
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