Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. 181 pages followed by [8] pages of ads. 5-1/2 by 7-1/2 inches. Illustrated with 4 inserted plates. First American edition (first printing, with frontispiece depicting Sukey and Columbus). Green boards illustrated on cover and spine. A very good hardcover copy; no dust jacket. Cloth worn at the spine edges and corners. Lightly foxed on the page block and endpapers. Despine its flaws a handsome copy. BAL 5126.

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Bookseller: Eureka Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 236037
Title: The Hoosier School-Boy
Author: Eggleston, Edward
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published: 1883

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