A Balsamic Ditty
by Unknown
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Seth W. Fowle & Sons., 1883. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 16pp. Yellow pictorial wraps, sewn binding. Moderate soiling and spotting to covers, contents are toned and occasionall lightly spotted, but mostly clean. cover barely attached. A story told in rhyme for each letter of the alphabet, with each letter accompanied by a small but finely-detailed engraving, extolling the wonders of Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry for numerous ailments, plus testimonials and endorsements for Peruvian Syrup. A very attractive primer, and it has nothing to do with vinegar!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001687
- Title
- A Balsamic Ditty
- Author
- Unknown
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Seth W. Fowle & Sons.
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Quackery Cure-alls
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine; Ephemera; Collectible;
Terms of Sale
Old Bookshelf
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About the Seller
Old Bookshelf
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...