New York: Hurst & Company, 1914 Book. Illus. by Charles L. Wrenn. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. 308 pp. + Ads with illustrations by Charles L. Wrenn. Early Reprint, 1914. Payson the pseudonym of John Henry Goldfrap, (1879-1917) was an American journalist and a writer of books for boys. His many books about the Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol were most popular in their time. Two 2 1/2" closed tears to bottom edge front panel dj with wrinkles between tears. Pencilled inscription on ffep with two slight dings to top edge rear board and only the faintest edgewear to same with lightly age-tonedtext block edges, else, Pristine with beautiful, extremely bright boards. Clean, tight and strong binding no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Light brown pictorial cloth wtih red & black backgound and figure of boy scout holding flag on horseback; braced against rock on spine..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001395
Title: Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico
Author: Payson, Howard
Illustrator: Charles L. Wrenn
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good - Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good -
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Hurst & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1914
Keywords: LITERATURE JUVENILE FICTION PESUDONYM PAYSON HOWARD GOLDFRAP JOHN HENRY 1879-1917
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;
Size: 8vo

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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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