New York: The MacMillan Company, 1935. Octavo, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, illustrated endpapers, illustrations throughout,[153] pp. Very Good, with light rubbed covers and neat former-owner signature and inscription. From first chapter: Birds flew up from the lawns and down from the branches of the great tulip trees on the terrace. Beyond the last box-hedge flowed the wide expanse of the James reflecting the clouds on its pale copper surface. The breeze that stirred the dining-room curtains had the smell of roses and river water in it, a negro gardener was singing, some guinea hens creaked sleepily in the shadow of a bush, and a horse neighed from the stables beyond the wing of the house. To-day young Caesar, Roger Stafford’s body servant, was helping Scipio, the butler, serve dinner since it was his master’s thirteenth birthday and Roger was to dine with his father, Colonel Anthony. The black boy was full of the importance of the occasion. He rearranged a flower in the big bouquet in the silver bowl and stood off to observe the effect. He, too, was thirteen. “Dunno how young Maas gwine lak Miss comin’ in fo’ dinnah, too, lak she was nigh to growed-up. Missy only ‘leben, an’ seem lak somehow young Massa lak better to be by hisse’f.” Old Scipio shook his head...

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Bookseller: Lighthousebooks, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5027bd
Title: The Golden Horseshoe.
Author: Coatsworth, Elizabeth
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The MacMillan Company, 1935.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1935
Keywords: Children’s Literature, Juvenile Fiction, Vernacular.

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Lighthousebooks, ABAA

Orders usually ship within two business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know that an extra shipping fee is required.All items are subject to prior sale. Shipping costs are $4.25 for the first volume via USPS media rate, or $8.00 via USPS Priority Mail. Each volume thereafter is an additional $1. International orders shipped USPS Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelope, for a fee of $28.00; or otherwise, by weight. Sets, oversize and/or heavier volumes will generally cost more to ship, both domestically and internationally; we will quote a price to you when this is the case. Florida residents must add 7% sales tax. Payment may be by Check/Money Order (in US dollars), Credit Card (American Express, Mastercard, and Visa) or PayPal. All items are returnable within ten days of receipt.

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Lighthousebooks, ABAA

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Dade City, Florida

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About Lighthousebooks, ABAA

Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...