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Theodore Roosevelt : A Biography
by Pringle, Henry F
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Not Issued
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, bound in genuine red leather with real 22 kt gold decoration. 627 pages. All edges gilt, silk ribbon marker sewn-in, raised spine. Bibliography, Index. Two-page broad-side Collector's Notes from The Library of the Presidents laid-in loose. First edition thus. A well written and thoroughly researched biography of America's 26th president. No previous ownership marks. A handsome, near like new copy with two incidental scratches to gilt on bottom edge of bulked sheets. Else clean, tight, and unmarked. Fine. .
Synopsis
Pringle’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography not only chronicles the incidents that shaped Roosevelt’s career but also offers insight into the character and mind of this colorful american president. Index.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021025
- Title
- Theodore Roosevelt : A Biography
- Author
- Pringle, Henry F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Presidential Biography, Fine Binding, Easton Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography and Biography; Fine Binding;
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About the Seller
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Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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