Robert Fulton: Boy Craftsman (The Childhood of Famous Americans Series)
by HENRY Marguerite
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Fulshear, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1945. Book. Illus. by Lawrence Dresser. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bumped spine ends and a stamp on the front free endpaper: Property of / Camp Becket / Becket, Massachusetts. There is also a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. The jacket has some rubbing wear and wear to the spine ends and corners and is price-clipped. Protected now in a Mylar archival sleeve. 187 pages with silhouette illustrations by Lawrence Dresser. Other titles in the series, listed by author, are found on the pages preceding the half-title page, some with check marks. Author Marguerite Henry (1902-1997) was later best known for her horse books for children and was awarded the Newbery Medal and numerous other awards. Several of her books were adapted to film..
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- Bookseller
- Whiting Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012199
- Title
- Robert Fulton: Boy Craftsman (The Childhood of Famous Americans Series)
- Author
- HENRY Marguerite
- Illustrator
- Lawrence Dresser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Children's Books Biographies Famous Americans History Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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Whiting Books
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About the Seller
Whiting Books
Biblio member since 2004
Fulshear, Texas
About Whiting Books
We are an Internet-based company that sells used, out-of-print, and some rare volumes for readers, researchers, and collectors. We carry general stock in both fiction and nonfiction, leaning toward regional histories, biography, genealogy, sports, and the arts.
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