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IN THE OKEFENOKEE. A Story of War Time and the Great Georgia Swamp
by Pendleton, Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1895. vi, 182 pages, plus frontispiece and three full-page plates by Victor A. Searles. [36] pages publisher's illustrated ads at rear. Original publisher's pictorial cloth stamped in red, silver, and gold. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Good. Cloth is faded, especially on the spine, a bit soiled with a few stains to rear cover, and lightly worn. Name on front endpapers. Tiny bit of old marginal damping near front of book, otherwise clean internally. FIRST EDITION. Juvenile fiction describing the adventures of two boys who get lost in the Okefenokee swamp and are taken prisoner by a band of Confederate deserters. Louis Beauregard Pendleton (1861-1939), a native of Tebeauville, Georgia, was a novelist who often wrote for children, the author of a biography of Alexander Stephens, and an editorialist at the Macon "Daily Telegraph" (1899-1914). Not in Wright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000907
- Title
- IN THE OKEFENOKEE. A Story of War Time and the Great Georgia Swamp
- Author
- Pendleton, Louis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Roberts Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1895
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE - U.S. - 19TH CENTURY; GEORGIA; FLORIDA;
Terms of Sale
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
We offer a full refund, including the purchase price and the original shipping cost, in the event an item is not as described in the listing, provided that we receive the returned item within 30 days after delivery. We will refund the purchase price, but not the shipping, for any other reason, within ten (10) days of delivery, provided we are given prior notification of the return (please email or phone) and all items are returned in the condition in which they were received.
About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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- Spine
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