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Spalding HOW TO BE YOUR OWN LAWYER 1877 Salesman'

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Condition/Details: Bound in its original blind-stamped boards, this antique volume is a scarce salesman's sample or ""dummy"" book, used to drive subscription sales. 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. The volume shows light external age/wear, and is solidly bound with clean pages. The book measures approximately 6.5" x 9". Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50

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