Adventure at Riverton Zoo
by Francis, Dorothy Brenner
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Abingdon Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by Francis in red ink on front free endpaper: 'For Kelly / Reading Is Contagious -- / Be a carrier! / Dorothy B. Francis'. Few small nicks, creases, slight scuffing, rubbing and browning, price clip to jacket; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. 176 pages. First book of the author; what happens when a young man is sent to visit his grandfather (who is curator of the title zoo) for his summer vacation. Scholz, Catherine (illustrator); Over 15 b/w Illustrations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L067593
- Title
- Adventure at Riverton Zoo
- Author
- Francis, Dorothy Brenner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Abingdon Press
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Children's Books Gal Francis, Dorothy Brenner American Literature 20th Century American Fiction Children Juvenile Kids Adventure Animal Zoo First Book Signed Inscribed QX91, , , , , , ,
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
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