A PORTRAIT OF A PUBLISHER and The First Hundred Years of the House of Appleton 1825-1925
by Overton, Grant
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY/London: D. Appleton and Company, 1925.. 1925.. Very good. - Octavo, cream backed tan boards titled in gilt. Very lightly rubbed; spine slightly darkened; small red stain to front board. 95 & [1] pp. B&W portrait frontispiece & B&W illustrations. The contents are near fine. <p>First edition.<p>Published to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of D. Appleton and Company.<p>From the library of George Grant MacCurdy with his stamp on the front endpaper & title.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30117
- Title
- A PORTRAIT OF A PUBLISHER and The First Hundred Years of the House of Appleton 1825-1925
- Author
- Overton, Grant
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY/London: D. Appleton and Company, 1925.
- Date Published
- 1925.
- Keywords
- BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PUBLISHING; PUBLISHER; D. APPLETON AND COMPANY; WILLIAM WORTHEN APPLETON; REFERENCE; ILLUSTRATIONS; GRANT OVERTON; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION. (Books-on-Books). (Publishing). A PORTRAIT OF A PUBLISHER and The First Hundred Years of the Hou
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
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