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CARL SANDBURG; by Harry Golden / Author of Only in America
by Golden, Harry
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1961. First Edition. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. B&W Photos. SIGNED on the front free endpaper by Both Harry Golden in light blue ink and Carl Sandburg in bold dark blue; 8vo, beige cloth with brown label on spine and profile of Sandburg's head on front cover, illustrated with 28 pp. of glossy B&W photos; archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (price-clipped) with Sandburg laughing while holding cigar, Books of Carl Sandburg; Index, 287 pages + [2] Colophon. Carl August Sandburg (1878 - 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely regarded as "a major figure in contemporary literature."<br /> <br /> Harry Golden (1902 - 1981) was an American writer and newspaper publisher.<br /> <br /> EXCELLENT ASSOCIATIONS by Author: Journalist, biographer, & Publisher... and Subject: Writer, poet, biographer, & journalist. Tight, clean copy with slight uniform age-toning. Clean bright dust jacket (price-clipped) with chipping to edges. Well illustrated ... to include a couple of amusing and seldom seen pictures of the wild-eyed poet. Apart from Author-Sandburg Signatures on the ffe, there are no other marks by previous owners.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8898
- Title
- CARL SANDBURG; by Harry Golden / Author of Only in America
- Author
- Golden, Harry
- Illustrator
- B&W Photos
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland and New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Poet, Swedish American, Newspapers, Journalist, biographer, Lincoln, Chicago, Lilian Steichen
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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