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Fabulous Hoosier; A Story of American Achievement
by Fisher, Jane
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good/fair
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/fair. First edition of Fabulous Hoosier by Jane Fisher, in a scarce first state dust jacket.. Octavo, vii, 263pp. Blue hardcover, title stamped in gold on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Complete with 15 black and white photographs. Light rubbing to tips, transference from dust jacket to endpapers. Clean text throughout. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, tattered, tape repairs to verso. A scarce work by the second wife of Carl G. Fisher. Fabulous Hoosier is the story of Carl G. Fisher, who built Miami Beach into the tourist destination we now know in the 1920's. Born near Indianapolis, Indiana, Fisher founded one of the first automobile dealerships in the United States and helped to build the Indianapolis 500 racetrack. To facilitate the introduction of the automobile to the general public, he initiated efforts to build the Dixie Highway, from Michigan to Miami. Building on his success in Indiana, he moved to Miami Beach to develop real estate, specifically the barrier island now known as Miami Beach. His fortunes were destroyed by the Great Depression, but his legacy was not forgotten.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13937
- Title
- Fabulous Hoosier; A Story of American Achievement
- Author
- Fisher, Jane
- Illustrator
- First edition of Fabulous Hoosier by Jane Fisher, in a scarce first state dust jacket.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Robert M. McBride & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Fabulous Hoosier First Edition, First Edition Jane Fisher
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- Copyright page
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Verso
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- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Octavo
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
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