Oratory Sacred and Secular: Or, the Extemporaneous Speaker, with Sketches of the Most Eminent Speakers of All Ages
by Pittenger, William
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- 3/-1
- ISBN 10
- 1144384818
- ISBN 13
- 9781144384812
- Seller
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Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Samuel R. Wells, 1868. First edition.. Hard cover. 3. Good. No dust jacket. Gilt embossed title on front board is bright but worn corners 1/2" missing from spine foot. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. (US). Glued binding. 238 p. Audience: General/trade. Not a reprint. Original/true 1st ed. Intro by John Armor Bingham, famous trial judge in cases such as John Wilkes Booth's and one of the framers of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Collectible..
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- Bookseller
- B8 Books and Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.0000197
- Title
- Oratory Sacred and Secular: Or, the Extemporaneous Speaker, with Sketches of the Most Eminent Speakers of All Ages
- Author
- Pittenger, William
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - 3
- Jacket Condition
- -1
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition.
- ISBN 10
- 1144384818
- ISBN 13
- 9781144384812
- Publisher
- Samuel R. Wells
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- antique book
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