BOB; Son of Battle / By Alfred Ollivant
by Ollivant, Alfred
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, N.D.. Reprint of 1898 Classic now Illustrated. Pictorial cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illustrator uncredited. 8vo, tan cloth with black lettering on spine and running dog on front cover; illustrated with 6 B&W full-page plates for each Part, 30 B&W smaller repros of lithographic drawings as chapter headings, & a few tailpieces; archival mylar-protected pictorial color dust jacket (unclipped) Bob, the collie, standing watch over a herd of sheep, top page edges stained tan, 306 pages. Original copyright 1898. This is an ILLUSTRATED EDITION and REPRINT. Variant dj with Collie on precipice facing to the right above sheep. Previous owner's presentation on front free endpaper. Small bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9559
- Title
- BOB; Son of Battle / By Alfred Ollivant
- Author
- Ollivant, Alfred
- Illustrator
- Illustrator uncredited
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint of 1898 Classic now Illustrated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- N.D.
- Keywords
- sheep, illustrated, danger, death, poison, dogs, wilderness, Wales, Great Britain, bloodlines,
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Jacket
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- Reprint
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- Spine
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