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THE WILL ROGERS BOOK; compiled by Paula McSpadden Love, Curator, Will Rogers Memorial / Claremore, Oklahoma
by Love, Paula McSpadden
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis New York: Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1961. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED and inscribed by author; tall 8vo, bright green 1/3 cloth with black lettering over very light green boards, illustrated with several B&W photos, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting smiling Will Rogers, indexed, 218 pages. Unpaginated stapled booklet entitled " Will Rogers Memorial" laid in. Will Rogers (1879 - 1935) was an American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. Known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", Rogers was born to a Cherokee family in Indian Territory. By the mid-1930s Rogers was hugely popular in the United States, its leading political wit and the highest paid of Hollywood film stars.<br/><br/>VERY GOOD CONDITION: tight, bright, clean copy with uniformly but light age-toned pages and foxing along top edges. Very Good dust jacket (unclipped) with slight edgewear mainly apparent at spine ends. No remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6753
- Title
- THE WILL ROGERS BOOK; compiled by Paula McSpadden Love, Curator, Will Rogers Memorial / Claremore, Oklahoma
- Author
- Love, Paula McSpadden
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis New York
- Date Published
- 1961
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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