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Book Condition: Used Near Fine
Jacket condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 0330486888 / 9780330486880
Seller: Goldring Books

United Kingdom
About Item: London: Picador, 2001. A near Fine copy with near Fine dustjacket. John Banvard was a famous and prolific Victorian painter who became a millionaire, yet 35 years later he was buried in a pauper's grave in a frontier town in the Dakota territory. His most famous works destroyed and with no mention of him in reference books his name has been obliterated from history. This was the result of various calamities that befell him in his life. His story and 12 other equally fascinating ones make up this odd, funny and factual account proving that real life is stranger than fiction. B2B. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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