New York: G.W. Carleton & Co. , 1884. FIRST EDITION, first printing. 739pp. Full pebled purple cloth with gilt lettering and design on the front cover, moderate to heavy wear at the extremities, with corners bumped and chipping to the top & bottom of the spine, Previous booksellers bookplate on the front endpaper with a hand-written list of the portraits included: James C. Derby, Henry Ivison, James Harper, Danel Appleton, Robert Bonner, George W. Carleton, George P. Putnum, J.B. Lippincott, George W. Childs, Wille See, A.S. Barnes. Penciled bracking in the marginson many pages. Overall in GOOD MINUS condition. . First Edition. Full Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

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Bookseller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 015904
Title: Fifty Years Among Authors, Books and Publishers
Author: Derby, J.C
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: G.W. Carleton & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1884
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f

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