The Americanization Of Edward Bok
by Bok, Edward
The Americanization of Edward Bok is an autobiography, told in the third person, that shares the life of a little Dutch boy unceremoniously set down in America unable to make himself understood or even to know what persons were saying; his education extremely limited, practically negligible; and yet, by some curious decree of fate, he was destined to write, for a period of years, to the largest body of readers ever addressed by an American editor - the circulation of the magazine he edited running into figures previously unheard of in periodical literature. He made no pretense to style or even to composition: his grammar was faulty, as it was natural it should be, in a language not his own. His roots never went deep, for the intellectual soil had not been favorable to their growth; - yet, it must be confessed, he achieved.But how all this came about, how such a boy, with every disadvantage to overcome, was able, apparently, to "make good" - this possesses an interest and for some, perhaps, a value which, after all, is the only reason for any book.
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THE AMERICANIZATION OF EDWARD BOK
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1920. BOK, Edward. THE AMERICANIZATION OF EDWARD BOK. NY: Charles Scribner's, 1920. Small quarto, green cloth with paper title label. Limited Edition of 50 numbered copies for presentation by the author, of which this is copy number 36. Signed presentation from Bok on the front endpaper: "My dear `Judge,' As an old friend, thought you might like a copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Nimaha edition signed by Edward Bok on a page facing the half-title, copy #350 of 1250 thus. xxvi, 473 pp. Bound in publisher's blue paper-covered boards with green cloth backstrip, paper title label. Spare title label laid in at rear. Very Good with wear to tips, label a little toned and scuffed, front… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Americanization of Edward Bok - The: Bok, Edward W; the Americanization of Edward Bok - the Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years after (Lakeside Classics)
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Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2000. First thus. Fine in decorated brown cloth covered boards with a gilt top edge. A Lakeside Classic release of 2000. Sub-titled "The Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After." Originally published in 1903 later winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. Contained within the publisher's original shrink-wrap protection. Item Price
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The Americanization of Edward Bok: The Autobiography of A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After [inscribed]
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 461; Good; navy spine with gilt text; no dust jacket; original publisher's cloth shows modest soiling wear to exterior; rubbed edges; lightly bumped fore corners; slightly cocked spine; spine shows some sun fading; text block shows slight age toning to exterior edges; deckled fore edge; interior lightly toned; previous… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE AMERICANIZATION OF EDWARD BOK -- THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A DUTCH BOY FIFTY YEARS AFTER
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USA: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Hardcover Book in Good Condition, without Jacket. 1920 Pulitzer Prize Winner. An autobiography of Edward Bok, (1863-1930) Dutch writer, editor, essayist, autobiographer and humanitarian. Bok was the editor at "The Ladies Home Journal" which led to his success and influence.… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Second printing. U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing's copy, with his stamp. (these were purchased from a family library in Henderson Harbor, NY, near his birthplace in Watertown, which included many other works owned by him). No jacket. Boards bowed, top page ridge lightly foxed.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Americanization of Edward Bok
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New York: Scribner's, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. 31st. Very good. Hardcover rubbed at spine ends and corners, spine and cover edges lightly browned, pages lightly browned, hinges a little loose. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed… Read more about this item Item Price
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The americanization of Edward Bok
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THE AMERICANIZATION OF EDWARD BOK, Scribners, 1922, spine ever so slightly cocked, else a vg copy. INSCRIBED by the author at time of publication. From the library of S.S. Kresge. Item Price
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The Americanization of Edward Bok;: The autobiography of a Dutch boy fifty years after
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NY Scribner's 1920, First Ed., 1920. First . Hardcover. Collectible -Very Good/No Dj. 12 mo. VG in rust boards with black lettering. student's edition. frontis portrait. 462pp, First edition. Owner's name on inside cover, dated 1926. Text clean and tight. 39 chapters in this Autobiography of the great publisher and editor.
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The Americanization of Edward Bok
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The Americanization of Edward Bok
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