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New York: Howell, Soskin & Co., 1940. First printing. 444 pp. Biographies of ten famous American families. Light fading to the board edges. The endpapers are mildly tanned. Otherwise fine in a square, tight binding with hinges intact. The dust jacket has frayed spine ends and is scuffed on the spine and along the folds. Torn partway along the rear joint and across the spine. The price, $3.00, is present on the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Howell, Soskin, 1940. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Slight offsetting to facing blanks, else fine in fine dustwrapper. Study of famous American families including the Adams, Astor, du Pont, Vanderbilt, Lee, Beecher, Barrymore, and Roosevelt families. Scarce in this condition.

NY: Howell, Soskin and Co., Inc., 1940 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. RARE!!! A "Story of great individuals, fantastic figures and personal drama, as well as a sociological study of the rise and fall of a number of families which within a democracy,have made their own aristocracy". Families included are the Adams, Beechers, James, Lees, Drews, Barrymores, Astors, Vanderbilts, Guggenheims, Du Ponts, Rockefellers and Roosevelts. Dust jacket has moderate chipping and yellowing of spine..