New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce (1940) 250 pp. Original gray cloth covers w/ faint sunning to edges. Spine ends a bit bumped. SIGNED BY FRANK GANNETT ON PRESENTATION BOOKPLATE ON FRONT BLANK ENDPAPER. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and to edges. Three closed tears at top edges. Illust. w/ a b/w frontispiece of Frank Gannett. Contents nice.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23089JL
Title: FRANK GANNETT: A Biography
Author: Williamson, Samuel T
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good+
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Duell, Sloan & Pearce
Place of Publication: New York
Keywords: JOURNALISM JOURNALISTS NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS BIOGRAPHY GANNETT FRANK ERNEST 1876 1957 FOUNDER FOUNDED GANNETT MEDIA CORPORATION ELMIRA GAZETTE STAR-GAZETTE 1906 ITHACA JOURNAL 1912 TIMES-UNION 1918 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE 1928 FOUNDING MEMBER NATIONAL COMMI
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