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The Equitable: Life Assurance Society of the United States (One Hundredth Anniversary History 1859-1959)

R. Carlyle Buley
Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1959. First edition, first printing.
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One Hundredth Anniversary History, 1859-1959, issued by The Equitable
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Quarter red cloth over cream boards with gilt US-map device, publisher's slipcase
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Copyright 1959 Appleton-Century-Crofts; LCCN 59-8925
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Printing code 569-1 on copyright page
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Commemorative centennial volume, dated to the anniversary year
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Flaws, each one named
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Ownership signature in ink, "Ken Binkley", front free endpaper
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Light toning/foxing to page-block edges
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Slipcase sunned and tanned overall with soiling
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This copy
First edition

What a true first shows: Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1959, quarter red cloth in slipcase

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