Uses of Great Men

Ralph W. Emerson

Published by Little Leather Library, USA

About this Item

No Dust Jacket as issued. The Poor binding is green leatherette, embossed with the title, author and decorative border, spine is embossed with the title, rear cover is embossed with Little Leather Library, rubbing to front and back cover, toning to the pages, marking on the title page, fading to the coloring. Book measures 3.2" wide x 4.0" tall. This lovely miniature is tightly bound and the pages are clean.

About the publisher:
The Little Leather Library Corporation was an American publishing company founded in New York City by Charles and Albert Boni, Harry Scherman, and Max Sackheim. From 1916 to 1925 the Little Leather Library Corporation issued 101 literary classics in miniature editions and sold over 25 million little books through department stores, bookstores, drugstores, and by mail. Sometime in the 1920s, Robert K. Haas acquired a controlling interest and he renamed the company Robert K. Haas, Inc., sometime before it stopped publishing new titles in 1925. Wikipedia.

Seller Inventory # 30197

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Uses of Great Men
• Publisher: Little Leather Library, USA
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Poor
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Little Leather Library
  • Miniature