Good+. Blue cloth boards, pictorial pastedown of Thomas Edison in his laboratory, deeply embossed in gold and black - marbled edges. VERY RARE - SALESMAN'S SAMPLE BOOK. Pasted onto rear endpaper are samplings of other bindings: 'Lexoderm' and 'Morocco'. The book is filled with sample topic articles and illustrated with photographs and drawings intended to encourage potential buyers to purchase the complete encyclopaedic set. A very unusual book for the specialist in American economics, advertising, and sales techniques of the 19th century. [B27-60-142].

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The World's Book of Knowledge and Universal Educator
Publisher: Columbia Publishing House, Chicago, IL, USA.
Publication Date: 1901
Binding: Hardcover

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online seller. Non-fiction. out-of-print. autographed books/ephemera.

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Sierra Rose Antiques
NV, U.S.A.

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James Rose. 3466 Long Drive, Minden NV 89423 USA. integrity@prodigy.net ; 775-267-4778. Shipping rates vary and should be confirmed/approved for each sale, especially international sales. Over-sized and overweight books or sets may require significant postage adjustment, with buyer approval of any adjustment required before any book order will be confirmed and processed for shipment. Buyer satisfaction is one of our highest priorities. This seller is USA and EU compliant.

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