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The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales
by Stockton, Frank R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Original green cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Hint of shelfwear to boards, a fine copy
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. First edition, first printing. [6], 193, [1 blank], [7 ad] pp. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Hint of shelfwear to boards, a fine copy. First edition, first printing. [6], 193, [1 blank], [7 ad] pp. 8vo. BAL 18888. Provenance: Mrs. J Insley Blair (morocco Blairhame bookplate)
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306280
- Title
- The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales
- Author
- Stockton, Frank R
- Format/Binding
- [6], 193, [1 blank], [7 ad] pp. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original green cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Hint of shelfwear to boards, a fine copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- American
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Old Mill Bookshop
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey
About The Old Mill Bookshop
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue. The Madison avenue store is an oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art.
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- Fine
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