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On Growing Up; Letters To American Boys & Girls. Including "The Uncommon Man" and Other Selections
by Hoover, Herbert
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
-
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1962. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Small octavo, 160pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, replica signature on front panel in gilt. Illustrated endpapers. Stated "Second Printing, October 1962" on copyright page. In publishers dust jacket, near fine, with $3.50 on front panel, bright illustrations and vibrant colors, 1cm closed tear at top of front panel. Previous owners Christmas inscription on half title. Signed by President Herbert Hoover on half title: "The Good Wishes of Herbert Hoover." An exceptional copy in scarce dust jacket. (Burns 0080).
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1384
- Title
- On Growing Up; Letters To American Boys & Girls. Including "The Uncommon Man" and Other Selections
- Author
- Hoover, Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- President Hoover, Herbert Hoover, West Branch Iowa, Lou Henry Hoover, Great Depression, Hoovervilles, Bonus Army, President Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Al Smith, American Relief Administration, Secretary of Commerce, Wall Street Crash 1929, Hoover
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
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