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Henry Baldwin Hyde; A Biographical Sketch
de Board Of Directors Of Equitable Life Assurance Society
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good/No Jacket
- Librería
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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EUR 9.40EUR 6.58
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Sobre este artículo
New York, NY: De Vinne Press, 1901 De Vinne Press, New York. 1901. Hardcover. Limited Edition (limitation page states only 10,000 copies printed). Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for an agency copy bookplate on the front pastedown dated 1919. Book Condition: Good; sunfading to spine; sunfading/shadowing to boards; light wear-through to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Purple cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean internals. Deckled edges. Internal hinges are sound and not split. 244 pp 8vo. Henry Baldwin Hyde was an American businessman. He is notable for having founded The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States in 1859. At the time of his death (1899), The Equitable was the largest life insurance company in the world. This book is not a true biography but a gathering together of reminiscences which might otherwise be lost. An appendix includes papers of his early associates and others who were competent judges of his character and achievements. A clean very presentable copy.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 009932
- Título
- Henry Baldwin Hyde; A Biographical Sketch
- Autor
- Board Of Directors Of Equitable Life Assurance Society
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Limited Edition
- Editorial
- De Vinne Press
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 1901
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Henry Baldwin Hyde, Equitable Life Assurance Society, life insurance, businessman, The Equitable Society, reminiscences, letters, biography, New York,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Biographies;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Gilt
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