Search results 4 Found

Alfred A. Knopf, 2000, New York. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, stated "Second Printing, November 2000". 9-1/2" tall, 288 numbered pages includes "Notes" and Index", followed by unnumbered pages of "A Note About the Author and "A Note on the Type"; lightly textured reddish-brown paper-covered boards with tan quarter binding, gilt lettering on spine only; front board is plain; plain ivory end pages; fore edge is trimmed. Book is as new and nearly pristine: the exterior is square, hinges tight, corners not bumped, no dings on edges, head of spine is lightly bumped and heel is more creased with no fabric damage. The interior is pristine: it is clean and unmarked; no page corners folded or damaged; pages are tight and clean with no marks; no staining or discoloration; hinges are tight and undamaged; no distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving. Jacket is also pristine: it is clean; no tears, folds, creases or fading; no bumps on spine or edges; publisher's original price of "U.S.A. $26.00 / CANADA $40.00" listed on the upper right corner of front flap. Condition of book and jacket consistent with being as new and not read. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book or jacket such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. Signed in medium thick black felt pen on the title page by the author, above his printed name; done in my presence on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the Saint Louis County (MO) library headquarters; he was there to talk about his most recent book, "The Quartet".

Size: 9.5" x 6.5" x 1"; Signed by Ellis on the front flyleaf. Bound in two toned burgundy and cream paper. An illustration of a tree is embossed on the cover. Gilt lettering on the spine. Deckled foredge. Includes notes. Indexed. xi, 288 pp. Illustrated dust jacket protected by a mylar cover. Both the book and jacket are fine. A lovely copy. Full refund if not satisfied. FROM THE DUST JACKET: "An Illuminating study of the intertwined lives of the founders of the American republic-John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. [...] In a lively and engaging narrative, Ellis recounts the sometimes collaborative, sometimes archly antagonistic interactions between these men, and shows us the private characters behind the public personas. [...]" ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Joseph J. Ellis is the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College. Educated at the College of William and Mary and Yale University, he served as a captain in the army and taught at West Point before going to Mount Holyoke in 1972. He was the dean of the faculty there for ten years.