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FARMER BOY
by Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1952 (1933). First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. ; Beige cloth cover has lightly turned in spine caps otherwise pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Very faint modest soiling front end sheet. Harper's date code F-B (June 1952) on copyright page. Pages are clean and pristine. Dust jacket has light wear to the extremities, two half inch tears, and is toned but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Publisher's price of $2.00 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ) .
Synopsis
Farmer Boy is a children's historical novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder. First published in 1933, it is the second book in the nine part Little House series, also known as "The Laura Years". Although it was the second book written, Farmer Boy is usually read third in the series, following Little House on the Prairie. Farmer Boy is based on the childhood of Laura's husband, Almanzo Wilder, who grew up in the 1860's near the town of Burke in upstate New York.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11090
- Title
- FARMER BOY
- Author
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Later Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1952 (1933)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2020
Livonia, Michigan
About Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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- Copyright page
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- Cloth
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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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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