BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
by Van Doren, Carl
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Good
- Seller
-
Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, 2nd printing, stated. A Very Good copy in Good dust jacket. 8vo., xix, 843 pp. Brown cloth in illustrated dj. The dj is worn, with some loss at the fore edge and the spine's crown and tail. The cloth is lightly sunned, where the dj lost material. The jacket is now protected in a mylar sleeve. A Very Good copy in Good dj.
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
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002173
- Title
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
- Author
- Van Doren, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- colonial, founding, father, American, revolutionary, biography,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...