Pine Logs and Politics: A Life of Philetus Sawyer
by Current, Richard Nelson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1950. Biography of this lumber baron, who came to Wisconsin in its days as a territory, parlaying his experience as a sawmill operator into successful business ventures, land & railroad ownership, the Wisconsin congress & US Senate. Hardcover in jacket as pictured; SIGNED on the free endsheet by the author. Light wear to book, corners rubbed; price-clipped jacket shows some edgewear, light rubbing & chipping, long tear, the rear flap also clipped; endsheets irregularly tanned. Text clean; [12], 330 pages; index, bibliographical essay, b/w plates, a few drawings, map. . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- u0044
- Title
- Pine Logs and Politics: A Life of Philetus Sawyer
- Author
- Current, Richard Nelson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- State Historical Society of Wisconsin
- Place of Publication
- Madison
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Biography, Logging, Lumber, Timber, Forestry, Sawmills, Lumber Barons, Wisconsin
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Chipping
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- First Edition
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