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Biographies on Louis Armstrong, Thomas Edison, and Benjamin Franklin
Item Details
An assortment of biographies. This assortment features three cloth bound books with gilt lettering to their spine. The books include a first trade edition of Benjamin Franklin by Carl Van Doren (The Viking Press, New York, 1938), a revised edition of The Life Story of Thomas Alva Edison by Francis Arthur Jones (Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1931) and a first English edition of Horn of Plenty: The Story of Louis Armstrong by Robert Goffin (Allen, Towne & Heath Inc., New York, 1947).
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Number of Books | 3 |
Condition
- shaken but tight bindings; spine bumping; bowing; cocked spines; fraying cloth; loose hinges; edge and corner wear; stains and scuffs to covers; toning of pages; tears and loose pages; handwriting inside.
Dimensions
6.5" W x 9.5" H x 2.0" D
- measures Benjamin Franklin.
Item #
17CHI097-025
