Titan; The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow - 1998

New York, NY: Random House, 1998 Random House, New York. 1998. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Flat signed by the author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bottom board edge wear; bumped tail; light soiling to textblock top and bottom. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($30.00); light bumping to top and bottom edges. Brown boards with black cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 774 pp 8vo. The story of America's first billionaire, the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty, and the founder of America's most feared monopoly, Standard Oil. Even with new evidence of his misdeeds the author discards the stereotype of the cold-blooded monster to sketch an unforgettably human portrait of a quirky, eccentric original. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.