Lot # 480: John D. - A Portrait in Oils (1929) - with Historic Liberty Coin Cover

Category: Books

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John D. - A Portrait in Oils

by John K. Winkler

(with actual Liberty Coin Cover)

(1929 1st Edition)

 

Book: John D. - A Portrait in Oils by John K. Winkler

Year/Edition: 1st Edition, 1929

Condition: Very good to near fine book in good dust jacket. Book is very clean. Dust jacket has numerous stains, foxing and tears, though almost exclusively on the outer edges.

Notes: One of the most famous (and impressive) book covers ever produced. Depicts John D. Rockefeller handing his caddie a dime. A 1927 Liberty dime is actually imbedded in the cover of the book. Rockefeller was famously known for throwing handfuls of dimes in the street for children. Obviously, having the original dust jacket is key for this book