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Dust jacket notes: "The career of John H. Jenkins in the world of books has been varied and exciting. His first book was published by the University of Texas while he was still in high school. It was assigned to him as a text in college and has been kept in print for eighteen years. In 1963 he started what are now three thriving businesses: a publishing house with over two hundred books in print, one of the world's largest rare book companies, and a nationally known art gallery. In 1971 he was specially cited on the floor of Congress for his aid in apprehending a gang of thieves who stole the famous Union College Audubon portfolio, a national treasure. This book contains his delightful and witty accounts of these events, and essays on other topics derived from his life as historian, publisher, and bookman."
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- PublisherPemberton Press
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 068502699X
- ISBN 13 9780685026991
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages120
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ISBN 13: 9780685026991
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine jacket (price clipped). First Edition. Austin, Texas: The Pemberton Press, 1976. Appears unread. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket (price clipped). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. This is a book that should not be missed by anyone who enjoys booksellers' memoirs. While still a young man the author became one of America's premier antiquarian booksellers but died early under mysterious circumstances. But then much of his life was out of the ordinary. Jenkins authored his first book before leaving high school and in college it was assigned to him as a text. In 1963, he started one of the world's largest rare book firms. One of his purchases, described here, was the $10 million Eberstadt Western Americana collection. Another chapter tells how he helped recover the Union College Audubon portfolio and apprehend the thieves. He served as president of the ABAA. Bound in the dark yellow boards, stamped in black. Complete with dust jacket. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine jacket (price clipped). 120pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # 019202
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ISBN 10: 068502699X
ISBN 13: 9780685026991
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ISBN 10: 068502699X
ISBN 13: 9780685026991
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