The Headmaster
by McPhee, John
Starting in 1902 at a country school that had an enrollment of fourteen, Frank Boyden built an academy that has long since taken its place on a level with Andover and Exeter. Boyden, who died in 1972, was the school's headmaster for sixty-six years. John McPhee portrays a remarkable man "at the near end of a skein of magnanimous despots who...created enduring schools through their own individual energies, maintained them under their own absolute rule, and left them forever imprinted with their own personalities." More than simply a portrait of the Headmaster of Deerfield Academy, it is a revealing look at the nature of private school education in America.
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The Headmaster
by McPhee, John
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1966. First edition, First Printing. Signed. 149pp. Near Fine/Fine. Clean, square, tight and unmarked in green cloth-covered boards with minimal edgewear. White glossy dustjacket is unclipped and price intact with protective mylar cover. Illustrated with many photographs. Second book from Pulitzer Prize winner and national treasure John McPhee. Signed by the author on the title page.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Headmaster Frank L. Boyden, of Deerfield
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. First Edition. First Printing Possibly an ex-library copy in near fine condition in green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with Rock Village Library book plate on the front paste down, and a number "9500" at the upper… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HEADMASTER. FRANK L. BOYDEN, OF DEERFIELD
by McPHEE, John
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1966). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name and date on the front free endpaper. Near Fine in a price-clipped, Near Fine dustwrapper. Author's second book, a biography of a remarkable educator. Illustrated with photographs.
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. Octavo, 149 pp. (with Photographs from p. 111). First Printing. VG+ (shelfwear at extremities, stain to upper board) in a VG unclipped dustjacket, wrinkled and light vertical crease, with shelfwear and a touch of discoloration at edges. SIGNED by McPhee on the title page; INSCRIBED by Frank L. Boyden to Sid on… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Headmaster; Frank L. Boyden, of Deerfield
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The Headmaster; Frank L. Boyden, of Deerfield
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New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux (1966), 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [12], 3-149, [1] pp. Bound in green cloth with gold lettering on the spine, grey endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $4.50 on front flap of dust jacket. Illustrated with several black and white photographs of the Headmaster and his school. Ahearn APG… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden, of Deerfield
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Edges of front cover soiled. 1966 Trade Paperback. 147 pp. "Starting in 1902 at a country school that had an enrollment of fourteen, Frank Boyden built an academy that has long since taken its place on a level with Andover and Exeter. Boyden, who died in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden of Deerfield
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New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1966. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Cloth in dust jacket, very good, light soil and toning to jacket, bookplate on pastedown and gift inscription on flyleaf. Author's second book. Item Price
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The Headmaster
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The Headmaster (Inscribed by Helen Boyden!!)
by John McPhee
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New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1966. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY HELEN C. BOYDEN, THE TRUE MATRIARCH OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY, on the front free endpaper. (In our experience, Helen Boyden's signature on copies of "The Headmaster", the only one we've ever encountered, is significantly scarcer than John McPhee's or even Frank Boyden's signature). A superb… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HEADMASTER
by John McPhee
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1966 . First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. FRANK L. BOYDEN, OF DEERFIELD. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1966 . First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark green paper covered boards. Light to moderate foxing present along the top block as well as a very small discolored… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden of Deerfield
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Headmaster: Frank L.Boyden of Deerfield
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The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden, of Deerfield
by McPhee, John
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 149 p. Black & white photographs by Robert Crow. Starting in 1902 at a country school that had an enrollment of fourteen, Frank Boyden built an academy that has long since taken its place on a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Headmaster: Frank L.Boyden of Deerfield
by McPhee, John
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The Headmaster
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The Headmaster
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New York: Farrer Straus Giroux, 1966. First Edition. First Printing Fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A small octavo measuring 8 by 5 1/4 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 149 pages of text and illustrated from black and white photographs. The author's second book, difficult… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HEADMASTER
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. 148p, cloth, illustrated with photographs, vg+ in slightly soiled dust jacket. First printing. Inscribed by Frank L. Boyden. Item Price
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