Adventures in Cuba, or the Cazanova Treasure [Cover Title Seckatary Hawkins in Cuba]
by Hawkins, Seckatary [Robert F. Schulkers]
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati: Stewart Kidd Company, Publishers, 1921. First Edition. Original cloth. Octavo. 409 pages. Fine. Drawings by Carll B. Williams. The first volume published in the Seckatary Hawkins series. These boys' stories revolve around a club of boys whose home base is a river bank on the Ohio, with the lead character being the "seckatary" who records their activities. This particular adventure is set in Cuba. Charmingly illustrated by Carll B. Williams. Bound in ribbed-textured cloth over boards with spine and upper board titled in gilt, upper board also has vignette of Seckatary Hawkins with an open book and inkwell in black. A few minor extremity rubs, a bit of darkening along spine and top edge of upper board, otherwise clean and bright with sound hinges. Excellent condition. . No dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11425.104
- Title
- Adventures in Cuba, or the Cazanova Treasure [Cover Title Seckatary Hawkins in Cuba]
- Author
- Hawkins, Seckatary [Robert F. Schulkers]
- Illustrator
- Drawings by Carll B. Williams
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth. Octavo. 409 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Stewart Kidd Company, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Juv Adventure, Mysteries, Boys Series, First Editions, Clubs, Humorous, Childrens, Cuba, Collectable
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction & Literature;
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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- Vignette
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Fine
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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