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The Strenuous Life Essays And Addresses
by Roosevelt, Theodore
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Co., 1902. Fourth Edition. Third Printing Very good+ in its original blind-embossed, tan cloth covered boards with a brown leather title label stamped in gilt text. The upper edge of the text block is gilt. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with with light rubbing to the cloth to the corners of the spine and tips of the boards. There is a prior owner's name on the first free end page and a three line notation at the upper edge of the title page. There is light foxing to the margins of the frontispiece with offsetting to the title page. Without a dust jacket. 332 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt from a black and white photograph which is protected with a tissue. (Cole & Vail, A20f)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32675
- Title
- The Strenuous Life Essays And Addresses
- Author
- Roosevelt, Theodore
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
Terms of Sale
Town's End Books
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Good+
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- Octavo
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- Title Page
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- Text Block
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