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Benjamin Franklin (250Th Anniversary Edition)
by Doren, Carl Van
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good -
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Viking Press, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Printing Of The Anniversary Edition. Eleventh Printing Overall. Includes Bibliographical References, Index And Chapter References. The Book Is Bound In A Reddish Brown Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering On The Front And Spine. The Top Edges Dyed With The Same Color. No Former Owner Information Present. Sound Hinges. The Test Appears To Be Free Of Notation. The Book Has Moderate Edge Wear. There Is A Hard Bump At The Back Foredge Board And A Small Gouge To The Foredges Of The Text. The Unclipped Jacket Has Moderate Wear, A Sunned Spine And A Few Small Chips And Tears. One Inch Tear At The Upper Back Spine Fold.
Synopsis
Pulitzer Prize winner, considered to be one of the best biographies of Benjamin Franklin. The author's son became famous for his involvement in the TV quiz show scandals.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 048550
- Title
- Benjamin Franklin (250Th Anniversary Edition)
- Author
- Doren, Carl Van
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 845
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Inventors - United States - Biography; Printers - United States - Biography.
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
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