Lawrence Greenleaf (56 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. ine [As New] copy in Fine [As New] Dust Wrapper. bx69.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Red and black boards have light wear, small stain. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New. In English.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a comprehensive collection of humorous poetry, prose, and speeches from the mid-1800s. The author was a popular American humorist who wrote prolifically for various newspapers and publications, earning him the title of the "American Punch". The author's sketches and poems offer a witty take on a wide range of topics, from the banalities of everyday life to satire on politics and society. The author's work is characterized by a wry observation of human nature and an ability to find humor in the most mundane situations. His enthusiastic and witty outlook on life is sure to entertain and resonate with readers today just as it did with audiences in the 19th century. This book offers a unique glimpse into the social and cultural landscape of mid-19th-century America through the lens of one of its most acclaimed humorists. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed 139pp,pict. cloth vg+ Eberstadt Modern Overland Prose, includes a trip to Denver, life there, very scarce.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. King Sham and other Atrocities in Verse | Including a Humorous History of the Pike's Peak Excitement | Lawrence N. Greenleaf | Taschenbuch | 144 S. | Englisch | 2016 | hansebooks | EAN 9783743328624 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Hansebooks GmbH, Trakehner Weg 52, 22844 Norderstedt, gb[at]hansebooks[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Green cloth cover with gilt stamping has small piece of on old label at top of spine and frayed at corners and spine caps with bumped corners but bright and in good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Old sunday school sticker on front paste down and name on front end sheet. Pages are lightly toned with very modest foxing but overall in very good condition. .…

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st ed. LIMITED EDITION, One of 250 copies SIGNED by the ALL 13 contributors. All original stories. Fine w/o dust jacket in slipcase as issued, still in shrinkwrap! Includes. Max Alan Collins, Wayne Dundee, Loren Estleman, William Campbell Gault, Sue Grafton, Stuart Kaminsky, Rob Kantner, John Lutz, Arthur Lyons, Sara Paretsky, Bill Pronzini and Dick Stodghill. 230 pages. Signed by All Contributors. Limited Edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. (First Edition). Green cloth with blind borders, bright gilt titles to spine & illustration to front, small dig near the top of the front joint, 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches, binding is clean. Waxed cream-colored end papers. 139, [1] pages, light foxing. "Riverside, Cambridge: Stereotyped and Printed by H. O. Houghton and Company" on the copyright page.Lawrence Nichols Greenleaf (1838-1922), b. Boston, Massachusetts; d. Denver, Colorado. A merchant, newspaperman, poet and publisher, Greenleaf was an early Colorado pioneer. During the Pike's Peak gold rush of 1859, Greenleaf went to the then Kansas Territory, and opened a mercantile business in Leadville, Colorado. They used their profits to open a store in Denver, the Greenleaf & Brewer Company. A Freemason, Greenleaf was instrumental in the growth of that fraternity in the early days of Denver. A public-minded man, Greenleaf served in several political capacites, elected to offices as a Democrat.His writings were mainly poems and humorous pieces, many first published in the Rocky Mountain News under the name Peter Punever. These were collected in his "King Sham," the one and only book of his collected writings to be published. The first part of the book contains humorous pieces; the latter part treats with more serious topics. All reflect the burgeoning American West and her miners, treasure-seekers, loafers, prospectors, gamblers, missionaries, &c. …