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The Practical Joke, or the Christmas Story of Uncle Ned

The Practical Joke, or the Christmas Story of Uncle Ned

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The Practical Joke, or the Christmas Story of Uncle Ned

by [Anon]

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Condition
Very good with some staining to wraps and tasteful prior owner's name to final page.
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New York: Kiggins & Kellogg, 123 & 125 William St, 1856. Very good with some staining to wraps and tasteful prior owner's name to final page.. I never heard of a lazy child on a Christmas morning". A pleasant chapbook with five full-page woodcut illustrations.

32mo. [1], 2-16pp. Scarce with one institution located on Worldcat as of October 2020 holding the imprint with the aforementioned William St. address. AAS dates this imprint to 1856-57. In pictorial wrappers with the "just published" variant.

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Bookseller
Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
190
Title
The Practical Joke, or the Christmas Story of Uncle Ned
Author
[Anon]
Book Condition
Used - Very good with some staining to wraps and tasteful prior owner's name to final page.
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Kiggins & Kellogg, 123 & 125 William St
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1856

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About Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB

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Chapbook
A very short, cheaply produced volume, of a few leaves. Modern chapbooks...
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Wrappers
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