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Brave and Bold; or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton
by Alger, Jr., Horatio
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The New York Book Company This reprint of a book originally published in 1874 is probably from around 1900. It is in Good+ condition (click on photo). The book is bound in a beige cloth with an illustrated front panel and spine. There is a split hinge in the front, but binding remains tight and secure. The acidic paper stock used has caused overall page browning, but the pages are all clean and unstained, with no tears. The top corner shows some small insect damage. The book measures 4 3/4 by 7 1/4 inches and includes 161 pages. . Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
From the book:The main schoolroom in the Millville Academy was brilliantly lighted, and the various desks were occupied by boys and girls of different ages from ten to eighteen, all busily writing under the general direction of Professor George W. Granville, Instructor in Plain and Ornamental Penmanship. Professor Granville, as he styled himself, was a traveling teacher, and generally had two or three evening schools in progress in different places at the same time. He was really a very good penman, and in a course of twelve lessons, for which he charged the very moderate price of a dollar, not, of course, inclu-ding stationery, he contrived to impart considerable instruction, and such pupils as chose to learn were likely to profit by his instructions. His venture in Millville had been unusually successful. There were a hundred pupils on his list, and there had been no disturbance during the course of lessons.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001382
- Title
- Brave and Bold; or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton
- Author
- Alger, Jr., Horatio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- The New York Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Rags to Ritches, American Dream, Children's Literature, Boys' Literature, American Literature 19th Century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature, Fairy Tales and Mythology;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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