(New York): Macy Masius, 1927. Hardcover. Good. First edition. 402pp. Gray cloth with gold paper title labels, top edge gilt, and marbled endpapers. Tipped in woodcut portrait frontispiece by Wilfred Jones. Cloth soiled and stained, eraser marks where ink inscription was erased on half title page, and paper clip impression on top of title page, good or better lacking the dustwrapper. Biography of four time Governor of New York and 1928 Democratic Presidential candidate Alfred E. Smith.

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Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 155628
Title: Alfred E. Smith: A Critical Study
Author: PRINGLE, Henry F
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Macy Masius
Place of Publication: (New York)
Date Published: 1927
Keywords: NewYorkerAuthor/Interest, Presidential

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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.

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