New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1875. 347 pages. One of the Miss Ashton's Girls series of book by Mathews. A clean tight book with an bright attractive gilt and black decoration on the green cloth boards. Uniformly light toning of pages; lightly bumped corners; a hint of edgewear; some foxing on the endpapers; rubbing along the edges of the spine; 3 leaves with 1/2" closed tear in margin; and a 3/4" tan stain along the bottom edge of 80 pages, never intruding more than 1/16" into the margin. There is a small sticker on the front pastedown from Weller & Diefendorf, a book and stationery store in Johnstown, New York.. Hard Cover. First Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green Cloth Covered Boards.

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Bookseller: Bertram Books And Fine Art (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: JB277
Title: MABEL WALTON'S EXPERIMENT
Author: Mathews, Joanna H
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Collectible-Good-
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Robert Carter & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1875
Keywords: Children's Collectible
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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