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The Peter Patter Book: Rimes for Children
by Leroy F Jackson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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About This Item
The Peter Patter Book Rimes for Children by Leroy F. Jackson
Publisher: Rand McNally & Co., New York, 1918 Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine Original purple boards (12.25" H x 9.75" W) with picture pastedown on cover and faded gilt lettering along spine. Light rubbing along spine tips. Metal Binding secure. Contents clean and unmarked No dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. Unpaginated. Color illustrations throughout by Blanche Fischer Wright. First edition.
Synopsis
This is a collection of stories about the natural and supernatural set in the Ozarks where Ida Chittum was reared. Many stories are based on actual experiences and people she knew. The stories were written as juvenile fiction but work well as adult fiction. They are accompanied by wonderful, creepy black and white illustrations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The FW Collections
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C172
- Title
- The Peter Patter Book
- Author
- Leroy F Jackson
- Illustrator
- Blanche Fisher Wright
- Format/Binding
- Dark blue boars gilt lettering on spine, illustration pasted on front cover black lettering
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rand McNally
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1918
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
- Size
- 10x12.25
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About the Seller
The FW Collections
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Lincoln, Nebraska
About The FW Collections
The FW Collections include a wide range of Vintage and Newer Books, Maps, Posters, Poetry, Magazines, Prints, Fine Art, Ephemera, Photographs, Paper from 50 years of collecting. Favorite topics: vintage midwest, visual arts, farming, politics, governance, cultural variations, WWII, and history, family life and vintage children's Books
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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