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My Father Was Uncle Wiggily: The Story of the Remarkable Garis Family

My Father Was Uncle Wiggily: The Story of the Remarkable Garis Family

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My Father Was Uncle Wiggily: The Story of the Remarkable Garis Family

by Garis, Roger

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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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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Bookseller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA US (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

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E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

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About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

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Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Foxed
Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
First Edition
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Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...

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