Benjamin Franklin: A Biography
by Van Doren, Carl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY, USA: The Viking Press, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [xvii], 845pp w bibliography, notes and index. Three indexed, unpaginated plates. Top edge of text block dyed red. Red cloth w gold lettering on cover and spine. No wear to covers or spine. DJ shows light soiling commensurate w age and handling, moderate edgewear to tail and bottom back edge. DJ is sunned; preserved now in BroDart cover. 250th Anniversary Edition (10th printing), January 1956, of this Pulitzer Prize winning (1939) biography.
Of this famous biography, the Atlantic Monthly commented, "The picture is final, containing all the lights and shadows, all the episodes and achievements of the most vital personality of his day" and in it Franklin comes alive in all his wisdom and wit.
Of this famous biography, the Atlantic Monthly commented, "The picture is final, containing all the lights and shadows, all the episodes and achievements of the most vital personality of his day" and in it Franklin comes alive in all his wisdom and wit.
Synopsis
Pulitzer Prize winner, considered to be one of the best biographies of Benjamin Franklin. The author's son became famous for his involvement in the TV quiz show scandals.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037330
- Title
- Benjamin Franklin: A Biography
- Author
- Van Doren, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, USA
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Benjamin Franklin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Memoirs;
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