A Private History

New York: Duell Sloan & Pearce, (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with some wear and soiling. The naturalist writer's first book, a collection of poems. Hay is the grandson of Abraham Lincoln's secretary, John Hay.

New York: Duell Sloan & Pearce, (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Very Good, price-clipped dustwrapper with a closed two-inch tear at the bottom of the front panel. The naturalist writer's first book, a collection of poems. Hay is the grandson of Abraham Lincoln's secretary, John Hay.

VG / VG- 1947 Duell, Sloan and Pearce, first edition. Hardcover. First book by the noted nature writer and grandson of Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State (also named John Hay...what are the odds?). The Dust jacket is chipped at the top edge and has a stain to the lower rear cover.

NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. B0006DBJXI . The naturalist's scarce first book. A collection of poems. First edition. SIGNED by the author. Very good in a very good (large though shallow chip at the crown of the spine extending on to the top edge of the rear panel,… Read more about this item

Duell Sloan & Pearce, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Protected by mylar cover. No extraneous markings. All pages are intact and… Read more about this item

Duell Sloan & Pearce, 1947. Very Good. Hay, John. A Private History. New York: Duell Sloan & Pearce, 1947. First edition.. 61pp. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Book condition: Very good, with mild fading at extremities and minor spotting to front cover.. Dust Jacket Condition: Good, with an inch-long closed tear in upper edge of… Read more about this item

Duell Sloan & Pearce. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. The author is the grandson of John Hay, Lincoln's private secretary, and later Secretary of State under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Dust jacket rubbed and chipped along edges. Pages toned. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter… Read more about this item

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Ed.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 61 pages. dust jacket shows minor wear with small tears, missing piece at top of backstrip..

New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce. 1947. F First Edition Used. H Hardcover. Very Good. In blue and white jacket over blue cloth, 8vo, 61pp. (shelfwear, light soiling and sm. nicks to jacket extremities).

1947. Hard. GOOD. 1947 HCw/DJ. First edition. Jacket spine has been cut away. Front & rear are taped at top end & bottom to secure it to book. Jacket has shelfwear, a sm chip, some soiling. Bookplate on FEFF, nice clean text. Blue ribbon bookmark neatly affixed inside BC.