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Reuben: His Book; From Plow Shoe to Patent Leather with Variations; Reuben's European Travels; A Missouri Farmer in a Foreign Land
by Morton H. Pemberton
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Broadway Publishing Company, 1905 Broadway Publishing Company, New York. 1905. Hardcover. Edition not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; dust soiling and small spotting to text block top and fore edge; bumped head and tail; bumped top tips; slight wear-through on lower tips. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board; black designs, initials and borders on spine and front board. Internal hinges are sound and not split or cracked. 305 pp 12mo. Pemberton (pen name Reuben) was a college educated humorist from Missouri who practiced law, edited a newspaper, and traveled through Europe, took an active part in politics, and was a successful lecturer. This volume contains some of the good things he has written and spoken. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007975
- Title
- Reuben: His Book; From Plow Shoe to Patent Leather with Variations; Reuben's European Travels; A Missouri Farmer in a Foreign Land
- Author
- Morton H. Pemberton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Broadway Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Reuben, Missouri, Morton H. Pemberton, newspaper editor, newspaper owner, lecturer, politician, humorist, University of Missouri, 1904 World's Fair, The Kaiser, Germany, Rome, President McKinley
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Americana;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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