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The Bold and Magnificent Dream: America's Founding Years, 1492-1815. 1978 Limited First Edition, Franklin Leatherbound. With Separate 'Notes from the Editors'
by Bruce Catton and William B. Catton
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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NZ$325.59NZ$293.03
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dennis Lyall; Jack Desrocher. New, and quite pristine in every way. As New. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited First Edition. True First Edition of "The Bold and Magnificent Dream: America's Founding Years, 1492-1815", by Bruce Catton and son William B. Catton. Includes the scarce, separate 8-page Notes from the Editors. Illustrations by Dennis Lyall; also, the accompanying Notes from the Editors bears a portrait sketch of both Cattons by Jack Desrocher. Prior to pagination is 'A Special Message to the members of The First Edition Society' from both authors. Octavo, 645 pp.(2 pp. Map + 643). Full rich deep brown topgrain cowhide binding, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, brown moire endpapers, All Edges Gilt, with brown satin page-marker ribbon. An example of Franklin's always-lavish bindings, the limited and true first edition of the Cattons' dramatic account of the first several centuries of America's evolution. 22 k gilt at all page edges and embossments, 50-pound Franklin Library Olde Style Cream Wove paper, 11-point Bembo typeface. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. As New; pristine and flawless. As bright, tight and immaculate as it was on its first day in 1978. Includes the scarce 8-page Notes from the Editors. See all scans. LFR5
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62396
- Title
- The Bold and Magnificent Dream: America's Founding Years, 1492-1815. 1978 Limited First Edition, Franklin Leatherbound. With Separate 'Notes from the Editors'
- Author
- Bruce Catton and William B. Catton
- Illustrator
- Dennis Lyall; Jack Desrocher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 645
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 2.65 lbs
- Keywords
- General, General, "Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)", Historiography, General, Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Bookseller catalogs
- History / Government / Political / Societal;
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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