Hobbies for Boys
by Jackson, G. Gibbard, Illustrated by Peter T. Jackson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1931 Cloth. Ex-Library. Illustrated with black-and-white plates and drawings. Originated in Great Britain, so all told from a British perspective. With chapters on "The Dog as a Pal," "Steamships as a Hobby," "The Garden Pond," "Poultry and Pigeons," "Building a Model Junk," and more. Cover moderately-to-heavily stained and rubbed, and heavily worn at extremities; spine lettering. Library imperfections as follows: bookplate inside front cover; pocket affixed to inside rear cover; small remnant from removal of "date due" slip on rear endpaper; embossed library seal title page; penciled catalog notations to Dedication page and rear endpaper. Very few small stains to margins; interior otherwise clean and intact.
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Details
- Seller
- The Curiosity Book Shop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 8663
- Title
- Hobbies for Boys
- Author
- Jackson, G. Gibbard, Illustrated by Peter T. Jackson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- PETER T. JACKSON
Terms of Sale
The Curiosity Book Shop
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About the Seller
The Curiosity Book Shop
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Hardwick, Massachusetts
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