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GET-RICH-QUICK WALLINGFORD: A CHEERFUL ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN BUSINESS BUCCANEER
by Chester, George Randolph
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Rubbing and abrasions to front pictorial onlay, rear hinge broken, wear to spine and rear cover, rear spine edge cloth split and
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, [1908]. First edition. Rubbing and abrasions to front pictorial onlay, rear hinge broken, wear to spine and rear cover, rear spine edge cloth split and separated, spine lettering perished. A fair copy. (31102). Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-448, six inserted illustrations, publisher's red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in white, pictorial paper onlay affixed to front panel. The first collection of Wallingord stories. QQ 39. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 20. Hubin (1994), p. 158. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 C-355.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31102
- Title
- GET-RICH-QUICK WALLINGFORD: A CHEERFUL ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN BUSINESS BUCCANEER
- Author
- Chester, George Randolph
- Book Condition
- Used - Rubbing and abrasions to front pictorial onlay, rear hinge broken, wear to spine and rear cover, rear spine edge cloth split and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- [1908]
- Keywords
- Mystery . SC
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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