First edition, first printing hardcover, which is in fine condition and signed and inscribed by the author. Please see photos for condition. There is a tiny bit of creasing on the bottom of the book from being on a shelf and the dustcover has a couple of tiny tears on the bottom edge from the same. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.NATIONAL BESTSELLEROn November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzer's World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day—and heading in the opposite direction by train—was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland. Each woman was determined to outdo Jules Verne's fictional hero Phileas Fogg and circle the globe in less than eighty days. The dramatic race that ensued would span twenty-eight thousand miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors' lives forever.The two women were a study in contrasts. Nellie Bly was a scrappy, hard-driving, ambitious reporter from Pennsylvania coal country who sought out the most sensational news stories, often going undercover to expose social injustice. Genteel and elegant, Elizabeth Bisland had been born into an aristocratic Southern family, preferred novels and poetry to newspapers, and was widely referred to as the most beautiful woman in metropolitan journalism. Both women, ...

ISBN10: 0345527267, ISBN13: 9780345527264, [publisher: Ballantine Books, New York] Hardcover 8vo pp.449.remainder mark on the base of the book
[Edmonton, AB, Canada] [Publication Year: 2013]

Random House Publishing Group, Date: 2013. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. 2013. Random House Publishing Group ISBN 0345527267 9780345527264 [US]

Random House Publishing Group, Date: 2013. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2013. Random House Publishing Group ISBN 0345527267 9780345527264 [US]