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Platitudes in the making : precepts and advices for gentlefolk / by Holbrook Jackson.

LIBRA PN6281 .J2 1997
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Language:
English
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Physical Description:
92 pages ; 19 cm
Place of Publication:
San Francisco : Ignatius Press, 1997.
Summary:
Here is a unique facsimile edition of a 1911 copy of Jackson's pithy platitudes with Chesterton's original readable handwritten responses on each page. Printed to look exactly like the original, this first time published volume is a rare book that blends wisdom and humor in a deluxe edition.
Notes:
Originally published: London : D.J. Rider ; New York : Mitchell Kennerley, 1911. Includes dedication by author to G.K. Chesterton (on 1st prel. p.) and the original handwriten responses by Chesterton in green.
ISBN:
0898706289
OCLC:
38228835

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