New York: McGraw- Hill Book Co., Inc., 1949. 230 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ silver title on binding. Corners bumped. Normal shelf wear. DJ has wear and tear to edges w/ piece missing from top of spine. Lightly soiled. Scuffed. Inside flaps sunned along edges. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9585SCB
Title: A MEASURE FOR GREATNESS: A Short Biography of Edward Weston
Author: Woodbury, David O
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: McGraw- Hill Book Co., Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1949
Keywords: Science, Technology, Edward Weston, Weston, Scientists
Bookseller catalogs: Science; Science Biography;

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