New York: Privately Printed, 1915. 262 pp. Original dark green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed w/ light fraying to spine ends. Corners bumped. Top edge gilt. Previous owner's name on half-title page. Light scattered foxing; faint dampstain to outer margin of last few leaves. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23429IND
Title: A CARNEGIE ANTHOLOGY
Author: Wilson, Margaret Barclay (Arranged)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Publisher: Privately Printed
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1915
Keywords: INDUSTRY BUSINESS BIOGRAPHY CARNEGIE ANDREW 1835 1919 AMERICAN INDUSTRIALISTS BUSINESSMAN BUSINESSMEN PHILANTHROPISTS PITTSBURGH'S CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY U. S. STEEL ANTHOLOGY AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
Bookseller catalogs: Industry;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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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...
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....
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.