New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956.. 1956.. Good. - Octavo, cloth, in a price-clipped dw. Tiny stains to front cover; slight darkening & light staining to spine & top edges of covers. The dw is rubbed with pieces out & with the lower half of the dw spine nearly detached. x, [ii] & 260 pp. Ex-library with handwritten numerals on spine, dw spine & contents page & library blind stamps on title & 2 pages of text. Good in a fair dw. <p>First edition.<p>Foreword by Frederic G. Melcher.

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Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 7167
Title: 60 YEARS OF BEST SELLERS 1895-1955
Author: Hackett, Alice Payne
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956.
Date Published: 1956.
Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BEST SELLERS; GUIDE; REFERENCE; BEST SELLING SUBJECTS; BEST SELLING AUTHORS; ALICE PAYNE HACKETT; FREDERIC G. MELCHER. (Books-on-Books). (Best Sellers). 60 YEARS OF BEST SELLERS 1895-1955. Hackett, Alice Payne.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.

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About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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