Colonel Thorpe's Scenes in Arkansaw - Containing the Whole of The Quarter Race in Kentucky; and Bob Herring, The Arkansas Bear Hunter. As Well as Cupping on the Sternum; Playing Poker in Arkansas; and Other Sketches Illustrative of Scenes, Incident
by Field, J.M.; Thorpe, Colonel; Porter, William T. (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1858. TITLE CONTINUES: Throughout"The Universal Yankee Nation" to whicj is added the Drama in Pokerville; A night in a Swamp". 203, 200pp, bw ills. Or green cloth with title and vignette to spine in gilt. From Peterson's Illustrated Uniform Edition of Humorous American Works. Slight flecking to boards, prev owners bookplate inside front cover, light even toning to page edges. Approx 2cm strip cut from fore-edge of front free endpaper and 1cm similarly cut from following blank page. A very nice copy.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Darley, F.O.C.. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042931
- Title
- Colonel Thorpe's Scenes in Arkansaw - Containing the Whole of The Quarter Race in Kentucky; and Bob Herring, The Arkansas Bear Hunter. As Well as Cupping on the Sternum; Playing Poker in Arkansas; and Other Sketches Illustrative of Scenes, Incident
- Author
- Field, J.M.; Thorpe, Colonel; Porter, William T. (editor)
- Illustrator
- Darley, F.O.C.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- T.B. Peterson & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- America Arkansas Humour
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor; Americana & Canadiana;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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