Diamond Jim: The Life and Times of James Buchanan Brady
by Morell, Parker
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, paper clip indents and rust on top edge of first several pages.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Simon and Schuster. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, paper clip indents and rust on top . edge of first several pages.. 1934. Second Printing. Hardcover. Maroon cloth binding with blindstamped portrait of Diamond Jim on front boards complete with inset fake diamond tie pin. Index, 22 black and white photographs of Brady, Lillian Russell, Brady's diamond-stuffed personal jewelry, New York City street scenes of the 1890s and paunchy boxer John L. Sullivan. Biography of Brady, the poster boy for the Gay Nineties with his rags to riches story, and his excessive appetites for food, women, nightlife and diamonds. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 286 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57102
- Title
- Diamond Jim: The Life and Times of James Buchanan Brady
- Author
- Morell, Parker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, paper clip indents and rust on top edge of first several pages.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1934
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Diamond, Jim, Brady, Gay, Nineties, New, York, City, Financiers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Memoir; New York State;
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