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The Burgess Book of Nature Lore: Adventures of Tommy, Sue & Sammy with Their Friends of Meadow, Pool & Forest
by Burgess, Thornton W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0962117110
- ISBN 13
- 9780962117114
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Bonanza Books. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. c. 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. 0962117110 . Burgess' book contains 27 chapters that are short lessons in story form about the natural world. First issued by Little, Brown in 1965, this reprint by Bonaza Books was issued later, but with no date. Original rust color cloth covers with black spine lettering. There is a previous owner inscription in red dated 1973 at the top of the title page and a couple of very faint, small spots to the bottom edge of the cover, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket is in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. The dust jacket is now in a protective, removable, acetate cover. Ref: Wright, Burgess Bibliography, p. 115 ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 254 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21366
- Title
- The Burgess Book of Nature Lore: Adventures of Tommy, Sue & Sammy with Their Friends of Meadow, Pool & Forest
- Author
- Burgess, Thornton W
- Illustrator
- Robert Candy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0962117110
- ISBN 13
- 9780962117114
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c. 1970
- Keywords
- 0962117110, Children's Books, Nature, Stories
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
Biblio member since 2023
Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
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- Spine
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