Search Results: Taken At the Flood by John Gunther

Harper & Row Publishers, 1960. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

First edition. A biography of one who has been called the "father of modern advertising". A riches-to-riches story (his father was president of a number of banks in Galveston, TX), Lasker was quite influential in the advertising game from the end of the 19th century through the first five decades of the 20th.
No dust jacket. The black fabric covers show little wear, other than a drop of paint on the front cover (does that make the owner a bad painter, or bad book owner?) and significant fading over the spine. Hard to tell if the print on the spine was silver or gilt, but it is mostly gone at this point. The pages are clean and tight, with minor age-related tanning. A section of photographs can be found near the center of the book. A scarce book.

Text is clean and unused in a bright, tight, and square binding. Only defect is age-toning at the edges of the text block. Price clipped DJ has minor wear along the outer edges. From the front DJ flap, "Albert D. Lasker, the subject of this diverting and discerning book, was one of the most interesting and useful Americans of the twentieth century. His life impinged colorfully on a surprising variety of elements in the national scene, from advertising and business to politics and philanthropy - including sport, shipping, show business, Jewish affairs and much else."

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1960-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8x6x1. Hardcover with dust jacket. Stated First Edition. 1st printing (no later printings indicated). Harper letter code G-K (July 1960); matches the date on the front flap. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Dust jacket, in a new mylar cover, has some small chips and tears. Ships in a box. Fast shipping from NYC!

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Wear to edges of spine. Soiling to spine and rear cover. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: First UK edition. Green cloth binding. Light browning to page edges. A little light foxing to top page edge. Offsetting to free endpapers. Very clean text throughout. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Biography of the father of modern advertising. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 368

New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1960. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 6 x 8.5 inches (15 x 21.5 cm). Dust jacket: Slight edge wear, light creasing. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Black cloth binding. Light foxing to top page edge. Slight browning to endpapers, a few small patches of foxing otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Biography of the father of modern advertising. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 6 x 8.5 inches (15 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 368

HAMISH HAMILTON, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 368pp, 5 x 8 inches, inscription

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 368 pages. Index. List of sources. "A brilliant, searching biography which brings to life one of the most extraordinary Americans of our time - the restless genius who not only created modern advertising, but whose career included zestful and productive adventures in politics, sport, shipping, Jewish affairs, show business, art and medical research." - dust jacket. Bit of writing atop front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An attractive copy..

New York: Harper & Brothers , 1960. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6" . None. A smart first edition of this biography of Albert Lasker by John Gunther, an association copy inscribed by the author to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work, a biography of Albert Lasker by John Gunther. Lasker was an American businessman, who played an important role in the shaping of modern advertising. John Gunter explores the life and work of the man. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper 'For dearest Audrey - Belatedly, but with much much love, * * kindly note p. 290, and I should have said much more,' dated 1960 and signed John. Audrey is mentioned in the book under the chapter 'New York, Fun, and Friends,' as "one of the most romantically fascinating beauties of this or any day, who was (and is) a close friend of Queen Elizabeth - now the Queen Mother." From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was… Read More

Harper & Brothers, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 2.7919 in x 20.8122 in x 15.2284 in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still useable, colouring of page edges due to age.