Albany, NY: Eagle Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, sunned at spine, silverfish . damage at fore-edge of front boards.. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth embossed in black and in gilt on front boards and spine. Marbled edges. Floral endpapers. viii, 676pp. A compilation of articles on everything from tariffs, the silver question, potato culture and the art of letter writing. Contributors include William McKinley, Edward W. Bok, T. B. Terry, Mrs. Julian M. Dewey, Chauncey M. Depew, J. K. Upton, and others, with a photo portrait of each author preceding their chapter. Sold by subscription only. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: Old Saratoga Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 42049
Title: A Practical Book for Practical People: By a Corps of Special Writers
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, sunned at spine, silverfish damage at fore-edge of front boards.
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Eagle Publishing Company
Place of Publication: Albany, NY
Date Published: 1895
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: BUSINESS, FARMING
Bookseller catalogs: Miscellany;

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Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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