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History of the Prudential Insurance Company of America (industrial insurance) 1875-1900, by Frederick L. Hoffman ..
by Hoffman, Frederick L. (Frederick Ludwig)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/None
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Easton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Newark, NJ: Prudential Press, 1900. Hardcover. Good/None. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt titling on the spine, rubbed at extremities, especially crown of spine and spine moderately toned. Upper edges of boards are soiled, and splash marks to bottom third of rear board. Binding is sound, but hinge is cracked at title page and again at pages 1 and 98, showing webbing. Interior is unmarked. Upper page edges toned. Lacking dustjacket. 8vo. Our photos depict actual book offered for sale. Books are carefully packaged by hand and shipped from our family-owned bookshop in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. BOOK INFO: See photos for Table of Contents. Illustrated in B&W photography and engravings. 'This work has been prepared at the request of the United State Commissioner to the Paris Exposition of 1900, as part of an exhibit of charts, diagrams and statistics illustrating fully the methods and results of Industrial insurance in the United States, as represented in the history of tThe Prudential Insurance Company of America.' (-from the Preface). Includes index. At head of title: Paris exposition of nineteen hundred. 1 p. l., v-xiii, 338 p. incl. tables. plates, ports., forms, facsims. 22 cm.
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- Bookseller
- Quadrant Book Mart
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25144
- Title
- History of the Prudential Insurance Company of America (industrial insurance) 1875-1900, by Frederick L. Hoffman ..
- Author
- Hoffman, Frederick L. (Frederick Ludwig)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Prudential Press
- Place of Publication
- Newark, NJ
- Date Published
- 1900
- Pages
- 338
- Keywords
- Prudential Insurance Company of America, Life insurance--United States, Industrial life insurance--United States--History
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Quadrant Book Mart
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Easton, Pennsylvania
About Quadrant Book Mart
The Quadrant Book Mart and Coffee House stocks more than 50,000 carefully-chosen collectible, rare and out-of-print volumes—as well as reading copies—for a broad range of reader interests, including art, architecture, modern firsts, literary criticism, and regional, American and world history. For more than 20 years, proprietors Andris Danielsons and Joanne Moranville have prided themselves on offering titles that are fairly priced and meticulously evaluated for condition. Our brick-and-mortar location stands at the heart of the arts and cultural community of historic downtown Easton, Pa., where we welcome neighbors and new friends to peruse the stacks of books shelved in two stories and lining the dining room of our top-rated coffee house.
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- Hinge
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- Cracked
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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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