[Rarebooks] FS: Americana/Genealogy/Walter H. Page
Gerard Gormley
gerard at shore.net
Mon Jun 28 19:13:00 EDT 2004
For your kind consideration ---
Two volumes in the biography of Walter H. Page
Hendrick, Burton J~. THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF WALTER H. PAGE~.
Garden City NY, USA: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. Keywords:
2-volume sets with DJs very, very hard to find -- Americana --
American History -- Biography & Memoirs -- Genealogy --
Illustrated -- Illustrated (photos) -- Journalism -- Literature
-- Military-War-Spy -- Non-Fiction -- Politics & Government --
Sets -- Travel-Description-Exploration -- Walter H. Page
(1855-1918), American journalist & diplomat, was the Page in
Doubleday, Page, & played an important role in World War I as
American Ambassador to Great Britain -- English language. Set
complete in 2 volumes. Later printings. Hardcover. Pale blue
dust jackets present, price intact (front flaps read, 'Per set of
2 volumes, Price net $10'). Third volume published 1925. Fourth
volume (See my book #2333) published 1928. 436 & 437 pages:
Appendix & Index (Volume II), black & white photographs &
portraits (13 each volume). Binding height: 9-1/2". Publisher's
full cloth, gilt, top leaf-edges gilt , other leaf-edges uncut, a
few bolts unopened. Volume I Near Fine: lightest rubbing to
spine-top, lightest bumping to spine-bottom, spine very slightly
faded. Volume II Near Fine: light bumping to top fore-corners,
spine very slightly faded, light foxing to some pages. Both
bindings strong & tight, all gilt bright, insides Fine. Volume I
dust jacket Good: moderate chipping to fore-corners, front flap
fold (2"), spine (3/4" center & 1" top), & top back edge (1/2");
1/2" closed tears to bottom-back/front; spine sun-darkened.
Volume II dust jacket Very Good: light foxing to lower third of
front, moderate chipping to fore-corners, spine (3/8" bottom,
1/8" center & several 1/4" chips to top), & top back edge; 1/2"
closed tears to top-back/front; spine sun-darkened. [Digital
JPEG image (5.5) available on request]. Price is for set of 2.
2334~. US$96.-
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