The Great Persuader: A Major Biography of the Greatest of All the Railroad Moguls, Collis P. Huntington by Lavender, David - 1970

Doubleday & Company, 1970. First Edition So Stated. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. This old book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a First Edition hardcover book with 444 pages including some photos and illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. There is a four-inch stain on the first end paper. The pages are otherwise clean with no writing or tears. The copyright and title page shows 1970 as the published date and the copyright page states First Edition. The inside front DJ flap shows a light stain. The dust jacket shows some light edgewear and a short (half-inch) closed tear on the top and bottom of the back. (No Chips). This old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1970. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. ix, [3], 444 pages. Endpaper maps. Footnotes. Notes. Sources. Index. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Ex-library copy with few of the usual library markings. David Sievert Lavender (February 4, 1910 - April 26, 2003) was an American historian and writer who was one of the most prolific chroniclers of the American West. He published more than 40 books, including two novels, several children's books, and a memoir. Unlike his two prominent contemporaries, Bernard DeVoto and Wallace Stegner, Lavender was not an academic. Much of his writing was influenced by his first-hand practical knowledge of the American West and the historical realities and locations depicted in his books-in the mines, on the trails, in the mountains, and on the rivers. Lavender was a two-time nominee for the Pulitzer Prize, and was widely admired by scholars for his accuracy and… Read More

New york: Doubleday and Co, 1970. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.444

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Garden City 1970. Doubleday First Edition Quarto/444pp idx B&W photos illus eps: NF/VG+ POS. .

Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Co, Inc, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 444 Pages with Black/White Photos.