William Leverett Dickinson: An Appreciation

Jersey City, NJ: Jersey City Publishing Co., 1919. Hardcover. Paper covered boards over cloth spine; 71 pp. Illustrated throughout with vintage photographs and reproductions. Slim octavo edition "Prepared as a Souvenir of the Dickinson Centenary Celebration by the People of Jersey City, November 25th, 1919". Centenary memorial to William Leverett Dickinson (1819-1883), one of the key men in the development of Jersey City, New Jersey in the 19th century. An educator, he arrived some six months after the city was chartered in 1838 and over his lifetme became the most prominent teacher in the city. Near fine, slight evidence from a removed spine sticker but no interior markings. Near Fine. Item #E11309B

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