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Norton I: Emperor of the United States by William Drury (1986) hardcover first edition book

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William Drury with a Foreword by Melvin M. Belli - Norton I: Emperor of the United States

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Beige boards with brown spine and gold lettering. 234pp., including the index. ISBN 0-396-08509-1. Some smudging to the pages. Previous bookstore pricing annotation (in pencil) to the upper edge of the front endpaper. Fair condition. Minor separation of the text-block from the spine. The spine is very slightly rolled. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to the outer/inner boards, endpapers, pages of the text, and the text-block edge. The dust jacket is not price clipped (shows the original price of $16.95) and is in fair condition. Light sun-fading to the spine. Edge-wear to the perimeter of the dust jacket. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to all faces of the dust jacket. Some chipping to the upper/lower dust jacket spine. Some wear and chipping to corners and hinges.

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