Ragged Dick; or Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
by Horatio Alger, jr
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Tiffin, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Porter and Coates. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 296pp plus ads. Rear hinges cracked, back pages loose. Inscription dated 1921 on reverse of frontis. Cover darkened. Good to good+ 0
Synopsis
Ragged Dick is a children's novel by Horatio Alger, Jr. about a poor bootblack and his rise to middle-class comfort and respectability through good moral behavior, clean living, and determination. Ragged Dick was serialized in 1867 and published as a novel in 1868. Horatio Alger, Jr. formed an association with the Newsboys' Lodging House, a home for impoverished children in New York City, after resigning from the ministry in 1864.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cher Bibler (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004084
- Title
- Ragged Dick; or Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
- Author
- Horatio Alger, jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Porter and Coates
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Cher Bibler
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About the Seller
Cher Bibler
Biblio member since 2019
Tiffin, Ohio
About Cher Bibler
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