Taken At the Flood

New York: Harper & Brothers , 1960. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6" . None. A smart first edition of this biography of Albert Lasker by John Gunther, an association copy inscribed by the author to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work, a biography of Albert Lasker by John Gunther. Lasker was an… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Wear to edges of spine. Soiling to spine and rear cover. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: First UK edition. Green cloth binding. Light browning to page edges. A little light… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1960. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 6 x 8.5 inches (15 x 21.5 cm). Dust jacket: Slight edge wear, light creasing. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Black cloth binding. Light foxing to top page edge. Slight browning to endpapers, a… Read more about this item

Text is clean and unused in a bright, tight, and square binding. Only defect is age-toning at the edges of the text block. Price clipped DJ has minor wear along the outer edges. From the front DJ flap, "Albert D. Lasker, the subject of this diverting and discerning book, was one of the most interesting and useful Americans of the… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 368 pages. Index. List of sources. "A brilliant, searching biography which brings to life one of the most extraordinary Americans of our time - the restless genius who not only created modern advertising, but whose career included zestful and productive… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1960-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8x6x1. Hardcover with dust jacket. Stated First Edition. 1st printing (no later printings indicated). Harper letter code G-K (July 1960); matches the date on the front flap. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Dust jacket, in a new mylar cover, has some small chips and tears. Ships in… Read more about this item

HAMISH HAMILTON, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 368pp, 5 x 8 inches, inscription

First edition. A biography of one who has been called the "father of modern advertising". A riches-to-riches story (his father was president of a number of banks in Galveston, TX), Lasker was quite influential in the advertising game from the end of the 19th century through the first five decades of the 20th. No dust jacket. The black fabric covers show… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 2.7919 in x 20.8122 in x 15.2284 in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still useable, colouring of page edges due to age.