The Faces of Five Decades. Selections from Fifty Years of The New Republic 1914-1964
by Luce, Robert B. (Editor)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964. Omnibus edition that covers the first fifty years of the magazine. Edited by Robert B. Luce, with introductions by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Dark gray paper-covered boards with a tan linen spine, gilt lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Clean text; 480 pages, indexed. The dustjacket is unclipped; shows some rubbing and minor chipping; one larger chip near the foot of the spine. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Half-Leather. Fine/Very Good Plus.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001517
- Title
- The Faces of Five Decades. Selections from Fifty Years of The New Republic 1914-1964
- Author
- Luce, Robert B. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
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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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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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