Whither Are We Drifting as a Nation
by Willey, Freeman O
- 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
St. Louis: Geo. C. Hackstaff, Printer, 1882. Freeman (Otis) Willey authored several books on economics. A review (of a different title, 1897) in the Journal of Political Economy called him an "economic optimist." This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, which is scarce. (Quercus believes he revised and reissued it a few years later). Brown publisher's cloth binding, ruled and decorated on the covers, with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 544 pages, bright and unfoxed. Neatly penned contemporary (1887) signature on the second free endpaper. Rubbed at the margins, mild bumps, some wrinkling of the cloth on the rear cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002974
- Title
- Whither Are We Drifting as a Nation
- Author
- Willey, Freeman O
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Geo. C. Hackstaff, Printer
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis
- Date Published
- 1882
- Bookseller catalogs
- Economics;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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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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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
- 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...