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Why Lincoln Laughed
por Conwell, Russell H
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Very near Fine/Near Fine
- Livreiro
-
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York: Haprer & Brothers Publishers, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. Small 8vo. [6], vii-ix, [3], 1-147, [1] pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on the front board in gold borders, gold lettering on the spine. Price of $1.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Lincoln. With a Temple Review booksellers and publishers ticket on the front pastedown. Conwell was the founder and first president of Temple University. A biography of Lincoln, specifically, Conwell's memory of the president's humor and oratory style. Conwell himself is remembered for his book, Acres of Diamonds, a nineteenth-century embodiment of the stereotypical American Dream. Conwell lectured and wrote that one can get rich if one only pulls themselves up by their bootstraps. A nick to the front fold and two small spots of rubbing.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 000014013
- Título
- Why Lincoln Laughed
- Autor
- Conwell, Russell H
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very near Fine
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Near Fine
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Editorial
- Haprer & Brothers Publishers
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1922
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Evening Star Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
Sobre Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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