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The Story of My Life and Work
by Washington, Booker T
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, Naperville, Atlanta: J.L. Nichols & Company, 1901. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition (stated "Fiftieth Thousand"), which was sold by subscription only, "on the exclusive territory plan." This copy in a better binding than usually seen. Red cloth with maroon leather tips and spine; titling in gilt on the spine and front cover; marbled page ends. Introduction by Dr. J.L.M. Curry. "The original autobiography brought up-to-date with over half a hundred full page photo and halftone engravings and drawings by Frank Beard."Clean text; 455 pages. Indexed. Laid-in is a magazine cutting showing Tuskegee Institute and a contemporary business card with some notes. There are three small chips, to one corner and to both spine ends. Cloth has spots of fade that give it a mottled look. Despite these flaws, a solid and attractive copy of this famous work.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frank Beard. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005329
- Title
- The Story of My Life and Work
- Author
- Washington, Booker T
- Illustrator
- Frank Beard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.L. Nichols & Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Naperville, Atlanta
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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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...
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