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Will Rogers: The Man and His Times (Deluxe Slipcase Edition)
by Richard Ketchum
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0070344124
- ISBN 13
- 9780070344129
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
£11.31£7.92
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About This Item
New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Company, 1973 American Heritage Publishing Company, New York. 1973. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a gift inscription on the FFFP. Book Title is Will Rogers: His Live and Times. Book Condition: Very Good +; small scratches on spine above title; light wear to tips from slipcase. No DJ. Slipcase: Near Fine; light shelfwear to bottom edge. Red paisley bandana cloth pattern on boards with brown leatherette overlay on the spine bright gilt lettering on the spine. Brown endpapers. 415 pp 8vo. Will Rogers (1879-1935) was a well-known vaudeville actor, comedian, actor, writer, columnist, and political commentator. His easy manner, Indian heritage, and cowboy background endeared him to the American public which greatly mourned his death in 1935 in a plane crash. His ability to poke fun at politicians of all stripes helped ease the populace through the Depression. A clean very presentable copy. No International shipping.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013480
- Title
- Will Rogers: The Man and His Times (Deluxe Slipcase Edition)
- Author
- Richard Ketchum
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0070344124
- ISBN 13
- 9780070344129
- Publisher
- American Heritage Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Will Rogers, Vaudeville, Ziegfeld Follies, comic, comedian, rope tricks, cowboy, movie actor, columnist, writer, Cherokee Indian, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, The Great Depression.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies; Oklahoma Related;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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