New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 334 pp, list of b&w illustrations, author's note, 1. Roots; 2. Roaming; 3. Revolutions; 4. Depths; 5. Heights; 6. Deserts; 7. Opposition; 8. Order of Battle; 9. Offensive; 10. The Rubicon; 11. Attrition; 12. Advance; 13. Arbitration: 14. Acclaim; 15. Idol; 16. Figurehead; 17. Scapegoat; bibliography; chronology; genealogy index. First American Edition, 1956. "The author has brought new material to the little-known story of a giant among men -- Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894) whose dreamed-of canal was realized in 1869, and who, at 74 inagugrated the Panama Canal, which was t develop into one of France's bitterest political scandals, and which brought about the aged de Lesseps' arrest and trial." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Thin line of chipping along top edge spine dj with minor edge to bottom edge of same, else, Pristine, no wear Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Maroon cloth with black cloth backstrip, and gilt lettering to spine..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000013
Title: De Lesseps of Suez: The Man and His Times
Author: Beatty, Charles
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1956
Keywords: HISTORY BIOGRAPHY DE LESSEPS FERDINAND (1805-1894) NEAR EAST SUEZ CANAL
Bookseller catalogs: HISTORY;
Size: 8vo

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