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The Verse by the Side of the Road: The Story of the Burma-Shave Signs and Jingles by Rowsome, Frank

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The Verse by the Side of the Road: The Story of the Burma-Shave Signs and Jingles

The Verse by the Side of the Road: The Story of the Burma-Shave Signs and Jingles

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Stephen Greene Press, September 1979. Paper Back. Used - Very Good. Very good condition. May show some signs of use/age/shelf wear/creasing. No stains, or tears. Some writing on front opening page.
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Lexington, Massachusetts: Stephen Greene Press, 1987. Book. Illus. by Drawings by Carl Rose. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/none, used pb, 121 pages. Yellow colored stiff paper wraps with blue, black and white text on upper and spine; slight edge wear; no chips or tears. Interior pages clean, unmarked, no highlighting or creases. Includes all 600 of the roadside rhymes. Binding is tight..
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VERSE By the Side of the ROAD, the
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Brattleboro, Vermont: Stephen Greene Press, 1979. yellow covers with black & white ltrs, faded spine and upper & lower edges of covers, reprint of 1965 edition, edges nicked. clean and tight. The story of the BURMA SHAVE signs and jingles with all 600 of the roadside rhymes.. 16th Printing. Trade Paperback. Good++. Illus. by Rose, Carl.
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The Verse by the Side of the Road

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New York: Viking Penguin, 1990. Edition Not Specified. Very Good +/No DJ. 12mo = 7-9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Pictorial softcover with blue, red and black lettering on spine. Clean interior and exterior, strong and tight binding."The story of the Burma-Shave signs and jingles with all 600 of the roadside rhymes." With drawings by Carl Rose.
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The Verse by the Side of the Road: The Story of the Burma-Shave Signs & Jingles. [paperback].

by Rowsome, Frank; Jr

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Lexington, Massachusetts. Stephen Greene Press. (c1965). Trade Paperback.. VG+. Meager cover wear else a clean/tight/bright copy: no names, no cover or spine creasing. 8vo Drawings by Carl Rose. 122pp. + blanks. Originally Published September 1965. LATER 31st PRINTING per print number line.
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The Verse by the Side of the Road: The Story of the Burma-Shave Signs and Jingles

by Rowsome, Frank

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Lexington, Massachusetts: Stephen Greene Press, 1979. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Carl Rose. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Drawings by Carl Rose. "In the fall of 1925, young Allan Odell conceived the idea of using consecutive signs along the roadside.In 1963 the last signs were taken down, ending the most famous outdoor advertising venture ever". (from the back of the book). Some of you may remember these! All 600 jingles are indexed--light-hearted and humorous in hard times and war times. Clean, unmarked, gently used book. 1221 pages. 8 x 5". 1979, Stephen Greene Press, Lexington, Massachusetts
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