first edition Hardcover
1943 · Ithaca, New York
by BECKER, Carl L.
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Rear endpapers with light offsetting, spine slightly cocked, corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, very good in a price-clipped good only dust jacket with chipping and small tears along the edges, internal tape repairs, modest wear and soiling, and a slightly tanned spine. Full subtitle: "Six lectures delivered at Cornell University on the messenger foundation in the year 1943 in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the opening of that institution in the year 1868: together with fifteen interesting but hitherto unpublished documents relating thereto. (Inventory (truncated)