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The Buntling Ball. A Grco-American Play. Being a Poetical Satire on New York Society
by [Fawcett, Edgar]
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Original green pictorial gilt cloth, a.e.g. Bookplate of J. W. Hamersley and his ownership signature. Head of spine faintly bump
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1884. First Edition. Illustrations by C. D. Weldon. Title page printed in red and black, text printed in black within red border. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green pictorial gilt cloth, a.e.g. Bookplate of J. W. Hamersley and his ownership signature. Head of spine faintly bumped, else fine. Presentation copy inscribed by the author in the month of publication and without ink numbering on title page. Weldon, C. D. First Edition. Illustrations by C. D. Weldon. Title page printed in red and black, text printed in black within red border. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed in the month of publication. BAL 5627
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35418
- Title
- The Buntling Ball. A Grco-American Play. Being a Poetical Satire on New York Society
- Author
- [Fawcett, Edgar]
- Format/Binding
- Illustrations by C. D. Weldon. Title page printed in red and black, text printed in black within red border. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original green pictorial gilt cloth, a.e.g. Bookplate of J. W. Hamersley and his ownership signature. Head of spine faintly bump
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
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