Boston:: Joseph Knight Company,, 1896.. First US edition.. publisher's pictorial green cloth stamped in gold, black, dark green and white. . Some rubbing and tiny white spotting to the spine; rear (inner) hinge cracked and short split to the front inner hinge; still, tight and sound; contents clean. . 8vo,. Illustrated by M. B. Prendergast including an illustrated title page in colors and red decorations to the head-and tailpieces at the beginning and end of the text; numerous black and white text illustrations. .

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Bookseller: Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 76187
Title: My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke.
Author: BARRIE, J. M. PRENDERGAST, M. B. (illus.)
Illustrator: Illustrated by M. B. Prendergast including an illustrated title page in colors and red decorations to the head-and tailpieces at
Format/Binding: Publisher's pictorial green cloth stamped in gold, black, dark green and white.
Book Condition: Used - Some rubbing and tiny white spotting to the spine; rear (inner) hinge cracked and short split to the front inner hinge; still, t
Edition: First US edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Joseph Knight Company,
Place of Publication: Boston:
Date Published: 1896.
Pages: xiii, 276 pp.
Size: 8vo,

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