Published by Argus Books Inc, Mohegan Lake, 1952
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 277 p. Illustrations by Karl Maria Hauser. Presentation copy, inscribed by Arnold to Minerva Quimby on the title page, with an autograph letter signed (ALS) from Arnold to Quimby tipped in on a prefatory blank leaf. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with cream titles. Some occasional mild edgewear to the boards and dust jacket; else very good. Inscribed by Author.
Seller Inventory # 63683
Published by Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York, 2010
ISBN 10: 161614162X ISBN 13: 9781616141622
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This unique oral history book records the stories told to the author personally by people who witnessed many of history's most famous events. Among many others, the author interviewed: the final three Civil War widows (one Union and two Confederate), the final pitcher to surrender a home run to Babe Ruth, the last suffragette, the last living person to fly with Amelia Earhart, the final American World War I soldier, and the last surviving employees of Thomas Edison, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Harry Houdini. Inscribed by Lutz on the title page. Octavo. Light wear to the corners and tips; else fine in a fine dust jacket.
Seller Inventory # 66653