Poor Boys' Chances
by Habberton, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oak Ridge, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1900. 1st Edition . Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1900. 1st Edition . Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inspirational book by the author best known for 'Helen's Babies.' The "poor boys" who made good include George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, Buffalo Bill, Thomas 'Wizard' Edison, 'Commodore' Vanderbilt, 'Stonewall' Jackson, Eli Whitney, Stephen Girard, Peter Cooper and many others. Illustrated throughout with portraits and scenes, including many full page plates. 280 pp plus publisher's advertisements. Tan illustrated cloth covers stamped in black, gray, cream, red, and white with silver titling and a picture of a colonial man walking past a brick house.Binding loose, po name in pencil of ffep <br/> <br/>
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- Bookseller
- ARCCBOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004249
- Title
- Poor Boys' Chances
- Author
- Habberton, John
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1900
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens; History;
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