USA: Free Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first printing of first edition with gilt lettering on spine and Fine DJ. The volume is flawless: binding is straight and tight, gilt lettering brilliant, all corners sharp, no creases, markings, or tears. Light shelf wear to top of DJ. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks. Notes. Index. 256 pages.

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Alexander Hamilton is one of the least understood, most important, and most impassioned and inspiring of the founding fathers. At last Hamilton has found a modern biographer who can bring him to full-blooded life; Richard Brookhiser. In these pages, Alexander Hamilton sheds his skewed image as the "bastard brat of a Scotch peddler," sex scandal survivor, and notoriously doomed dueling partner of Aaron Burr. Examined up close, throughout his meteoric and ever-fascinating (if tragically brief) life, Hamilton can at last be seen as one of the most crucial of the founders. Here, thanks to Brookhiser's accustomed wit and grace, this quintessential American lives again.

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Bookseller: William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000486
Title: Alexander Hamilton, American
Author: Richard Brookhiser
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0684839199
ISBN 13: 9780684839196
Publisher: Free Press
Place of Publication: USA
Date Published: 1999
Pages: 256
Keywords: biography, hamilton, founders
Bookseller catalogs: History;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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