Minneapolis: Building America Company, 1936. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Maps. Bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt. Corresponding 1936 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Signed by the author, without inscription, on the title page. With two double-page maps and a frontispiece by Margo Wharton, in color. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. The author, a Minneapolis attorney, presents his ideas of bringing the country back into its prime, with emphasis on the Bible. The cloth shows only slight edgewear, with no splits or frays. Spine very faintly sunned. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Bookseller: Friendly Used Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 123451
Title: Building America "Let Us Rise Up and Build
Author: Rachie, Elias
Illustrator: Maps
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition (NAP).
Publisher: Building America Company
Place of Publication: Minneapolis
Date Published: 1936
Keywords: UNITED STATES FUNDAMENTALISM RELIGION MINNESOTA LAW BIBLE GIIMMESTAD
Bookseller catalogs: religion; Norway and Scandinavia; Signed Books;

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