Author: WILLETS, GILSON
Title: Workers of the Nation an Encyclopedia of the Occupations of the American People. . . Two Volume Set
Description: New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1903. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a two volume set. The set is in Very Good condition and is lacking dust jackets. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some rubbing and scratching to the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The is a previous owner's inked name and Chinese Chop on the front endpaper of the first book. The rear pastedown page of the second volume has a previous owner's inked note and date. "A globetrotting reporter for 25 years, Gilson Willets journeyed for three months through India describing a devastating plague and was later a member of the Harriman expedition to the Yucatan. Willets put his varied and often dangerous experiences to good use, penning America's first action serial, the legendary The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913). The first chapterplay to employ a continued-next-week scenario, the 13-chapter Selig Polyscope serial starred Kathlyn Williams, as the daughter of an explorer and collector of wild animals, fighting off various nefarious gentlemen on an expedition to India." (fandango website). Very Good .
Keywords: Social Issues Gilson Willets Work Occupations Business Professionals Social Issues
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Title: Workers of the Nation an Encyclopedia of the Occupations of the American People. . . Two Volume Set
Description: New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1903. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a two volume set. The set is in Very Good condition and is lacking dust jackets. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some rubbing and scratching to the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The is a previous owner's inked name and Chinese Chop on the front endpaper of the first book. The rear pastedown page of the second volume has a previous owner's inked note and date. "A globetrotting reporter for 25 years, Gilson Willets journeyed for three months through India describing a devastating plague and was later a member of the Harriman expedition to the Yucatan. Willets put his varied and often dangerous experiences to good use, penning America's first action serial, the legendary The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913). The first chapterplay to employ a continued-next-week scenario, the 13-chapter Selig Polyscope serial starred Kathlyn Williams, as the daughter of an explorer and collector of wild animals, fighting off various nefarious gentlemen on an expedition to India." (fandango website). Very Good .
Keywords: Social Issues Gilson Willets Work Occupations Business Professionals Social Issues
Price: US$ 40.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 37749
- Book number: 37749
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