My Father Was Uncle Wiggily: The Story of the Remarkable Garis Family
by Garis, Roger
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966 Green cloth hard cover, a few foxed spots to edge of text block; in color illustrated dust jacket, spine slightly sunned, else fine. Roger Garis recounts his, growing up with prolific writers as parents. Howard Garis and Lillian Garis (aka Laura Lee Hope), between them, authored over 1000 books including Bobbsey Twins, Motor Boys, Uncle Wiggily, Tom Swift, etc.... Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008974
- Title
- My Father Was Uncle Wiggily: The Story of the Remarkable Garis Family
- Author
- Garis, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Uncle Wiggily, Bobbsey Twins, Baseball Joe, Motor Boys
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Foxed
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- First Edition
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- Sunned
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