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4V March Halstead SALESMAN'S MILITARY HISTORY War

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This auction lot includes a collection of salesman's samples for the following antique biographies of military history titles:

- History of the World War by Francis A. March - Dated 1918 by Francis A. March - Illustrated
- The War between Russia and Japan by Murat Halstead - Dated 1904 by International Publishing Co. - Illustrated
- The Nations of Europe - The Causes and Issues of the Great War by Charles Morris - Dated 1914 by McLean, Black & Co., Inc. - Illustrated
- Life and Achievements of Admiral Dewey by Murat Halstead - Dated 1899 by American Literary and Musical Association - Illustrated, order sheets have been removed

The salesman's sample book was widely used during the late 1800's and was carried by sales representatives for publishing companies. The sample book contained a sampling of pages from the subject book and often contain two or more binding style options (color, sheepskin v. cloth, etc.) with different pricing. The tailing pages of the sample book would be blank, lined pages where orders were recorded including the name, address and choice of binding style selected by the buyer. The salesman would then submit the ""dummy"" book to the publisher who would print the orders and distribute the brand new books to the buyers. This method resulted in many, small printings and typically each printing would contain small revisions or updated advertisements, compared to the previous printing. Unless otherwise noted, the books in this lot are in good, intact condition with some age/wear indications. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $6.50

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