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The Battles of Peace
by NEFF, Pat M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Fort Worth, Texas: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 324. Frontis. author portrait. Black textured cloth, titles and Texas star in gilt on the cover, titles stamped on the spine. Edges trimmed. Owner ink stamp on back endpaper "John S. Mayfield Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books Syracuse University Library" with a few pencil annotations by him and his father. Edges lightly foxed. Gilt lost from spine titles. Corners bumped and spine ends rubbed, spine sunned. Neff was a merciless prosecutor, prohibitionist and strict educator who served as Governor of Texas 1921 - 25 and President of Baylor University 1932 - 47. Collected here are memoirs, addresses and proclamations from his time as Governor.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5181
- Title
- The Battles of Peace
- Author
- NEFF, Pat M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pioneer Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Date Published
- 1925
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About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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