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Chicago: J.H. Moore & Co., 1897 Book. Fair. Leather. Significant age wear; spine strip is present but chipping off; scuffs, soils, bowed boards, etc. Includes the lives of noted American and English authors, and choice selections from their writings..
The Literature Of America And Our Favorite Authors - : Containing the Lives of Our Noted American and Favorite English Authors
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The Literature of America and Our Favorite Authors: Containing the Lives of Our Noted American and Favorite English Authors
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Terrific condition copy of "The Literature of America and Our Favorite Authors" - Containing the Lives of Our Noted American and Favorite English Authors. 1898; Eaton & Mains; New York. The book is illustrated with 150 half-tone portraits and about 200 text illustrations. Decorative floral end papers. "Together with choice selections from their writings, embracing the great poets of England and America, famous novelists, distinguished essayists and historians, our humorists, noted journalists and magazine contributors, statesmen in literature, noted women in literature, popular writers for young people, great orators and public lecturers, etc.
Here are a few of the authors included: Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Shakespeare, John Milton, Robert Burns, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Susan B. Anthony, Daniel Webster, Patrick Henry, Horace Greeley, Louisa May Alcott, Joel Chandler Harris (Uncle Remus), Mark Twain, James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Greenleaf Whittier...and many more.
The contents are grouped into the following "departments": Great Poets of America; Our Most Noted Novelists; Famous Women Novelists; Representative Women Poets of America; Well-known Essayists, Critics and Sketch Writers; Great American Historians and Biographies; Our National Humorists; Popular Writers for Young People; Noted Journalists and Magazine Contributors; Great Orators and Popular Lecturers; Famous Women Orators and Reformers; Miscellaneous Masterpieces and Choice Gems; Seventeen of Our Favorite English Authors.
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Clean covers and spine; sharp corners; there are a few scratch lines over the title on the front cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The inside of the book is in excellent condition - clean pages with no issues found. Overall a very nice copy.
Here are a few of the authors included: Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Shakespeare, John Milton, Robert Burns, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Susan B. Anthony, Daniel Webster, Patrick Henry, Horace Greeley, Louisa May Alcott, Joel Chandler Harris (Uncle Remus), Mark Twain, James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Greenleaf Whittier...and many more.
The contents are grouped into the following "departments": Great Poets of America; Our Most Noted Novelists; Famous Women Novelists; Representative Women Poets of America; Well-known Essayists, Critics and Sketch Writers; Great American Historians and Biographies; Our National Humorists; Popular Writers for Young People; Noted Journalists and Magazine Contributors; Great Orators and Popular Lecturers; Famous Women Orators and Reformers; Miscellaneous Masterpieces and Choice Gems; Seventeen of Our Favorite English Authors.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine; sharp corners; there are a few scratch lines over the title on the front cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The inside of the book is in excellent condition - clean pages with no issues found. Overall a very nice copy.
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- Date Published 1898
- Keywords literature of america, our favorite authors, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Shakespeare, John Milton, Robert Burns, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Walter Sco
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The Literature of America and Our Favorite Authors
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The literature of America and our favorite authors: Containing the lives of our noted American and favorite English authors, together with choice selections from their writings
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Irving. Hardcover. Good. 672 pp. Book/dust jacket condition: Good (soiling to covers; scratched front board; abraded edges; broken but repairable hinges)/na (illustrated boards). Illustrated in b/w. Photos available on request. All orders are processed and shipped from MI or WI, USA.
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The LITERATURE of AMERICA and Our Favorite Authors: the Lives of Our Noted American & Favorite English Authors, together with Choice Selections from Their Writings
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Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Gold gilt inlay lettering on cover and spine. 672 p. Audience: General/Trade.Dust cover has wear and fading. Pages loose near front cover. Writing on front inside cover and fly page.
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The Literature of America and Our Favorite Authors (salesman's dummy)
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J. N. Jones. Used - Good. Good condition. Salesman's dummy. (American authors) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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The Literature of America and Our Favorite Authors
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J H Moore Co, 1897. Lots of Illustrations - 150 Half tone Portraits & about 200 Text Illustrations -- Good (Cover & spine are faded & front hinge is cracked) EMAIL for Pictures. Decorative Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Dana Gibson, Corwin K Linson & Others. Big Book.
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This is Our Land [biography of travel Across the United States of America, Juvenile Literature, the glory and Prize That USA Offers, Opportunities, Travel By car]
by Lillian Dean / Frank Adams / THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
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Pages are Aged, Yet Clean: Vantage Book 1950 Some foxing on book cover and dj. Dj is chipping and scuffed on all ediges. Hardback : hard cover edition in good condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. Some minor bumping or scuffs. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself. Or would make an ideal gift for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. Please send us a note if you have any questions. Thank you. . SIGNED + INSCRIBED By Author. Hard Back / Cloth Binding. Good Clean Cond./Yes / Good Minus. Illus. by Some b/w Illustrations. USA / America / Americana / United States. Travel History Biography.
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Fortune ( Magazine) Vol. Ix, No. 4, April 1934, With Lumber And The Weyerhauser Corp., Continental Can Co., Literature For Adolexcents, Mr. Roosevelt's Men "The World's Most Celebrated Troupe Of Guaranteed, Simon-Pure, 100 Per Cent Amateurr Actors", Thirty Men Who Really Run The United States, A Chart Of The New Deal, Reno Nevada, Their Excellencies Our Ambassadors,
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New York: Time-Fortune, 1934. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Near Fine. 14" Tall. 212 Pp. Soft Cover, 14" X 11 1/2". Light Usage, Minor Spine Lean, A Little Dustiness On Covers (Removable). Near Fine. International Shipment Requires Considerable Additional Charge, But Note That 4-6 Magazines Fit Into A Single Usps Large Flat Rate Priority Mail Box, Insured. F. A. Petrucelli Lithographic Cover. This Volume Contains The Feature On Fifty Cent Juveniles, With Eight Great Color Illustrations, And The Long Feature On The New Deal With A Great Lithographic Astronomical Chart Of Government Agencies. Many Full Color Spectacular Automobile Ads.
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THE LITERATURE OF AMERICA AND OUR FAVORITE AUTHORS CONTAINING THE LIVES OF OUR NOTED AMERICAN AND FAVORITE ENGLISH AUTHORS TOGETHER WITH CHOICE SELECTIONS FROM THEIR WRITINGS
by Birsall, William Wilfred & Rufus M. Jones
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Star Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1898. Hardcover. ; Cloth cover cover with elaborate embossed detail has heavy wear to the extremities and most of the color of the embossed detail is worn off. Cover is in fair condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Inside front cover is old book hinge repair tape. Pages are lightly toned but clean and in very good condition. Headpieces and tailpieces on each chapter. Illuminated initials throughout. B&W illustrations and plates. ; 672 pages .
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The Literature Of America And Our Favorite Authors Containing The Lives Of Our Noted American And Favorite English Authors Together With Choice Selections From Their Writings.
by Compiled And Edited By William Wilfred Birdsall, And Rufus M. Jones
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Boston, Mass.: Home Library Co., 1901 Comprehensive Collection Of Noted Authors, Poets, Of All Types. Decorated Covers Are Worn, Some Foxing, Front Cover Cracked, But Binding Tight. 672 Pgs. Rare Worldcat Finds 1 Copy. Illus. by Embellished With Nearly 150 Half Tones Portraits And 200 Text Illustrations.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.
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Fortune ( Magazine) Vol. Ix, No. 4, April 1934, With Lumber And The Weyerhauser Corp., Continental Can Co., Literature For Adolescents, Mr. Roosevelt's Men "The World's Most Celebrated Troupe Of Guaranteed, Simon-Pure, 100 Per Cent Amateurr Actors", Thirty Men Who Really Run The United States, A Chart Of The New Deal, Reno Nevada, Their Excellencies Our Ambassadors,
by Luce, Henry R. (Editor)
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New York: Time-Fortune, 1934. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Fine. 14" Tall. 212 Pp. Soft Cover, 14" X 11 1/2". Light Usage, Fine. International Shipment Requires Considerable Additional Charge, But Note That 4-6 Magazines Fit Into A Single Usps Large Flat Rate Priority Mail Box, Insured. F. A. Petrucelli Lithographic Cover. This Volume Contains The Feature On Fifty Cent Juveniles, With Eight Great Color Illustrations, And The Long Feature On The New Deal With A Great Lithographic Astronomical Chart Of Government Agencies. Many Full Color Spectacular Automobile Ads.
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