THE ROMANCE OF THE BEAVER: Being the History of the Beaver in the Western Hemisphere
by Dugmore, A. Radclyffe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1914]. First American Edition. Hard cover. Green cloth cover with gilt lettering is clean with minimal wear. Bookplate of William Jones Serrill of Darby on front pastedown. Previous owner's name on ffep. A two leaf portion of "Hiawatha has been tipped in between the ffep and the half-title page which has resulted in some foxing. The frontispiece plate is loose but present. Pages are generally clean and unmarked. Includes many photographs. Lacking DJ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 225 pages .
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- Bookseller
- James F. Balsley, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9272
- Title
- THE ROMANCE OF THE BEAVER: Being the History of the Beaver in the Western Hemisphere
- Author
- Dugmore, A. Radclyffe
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- [1914]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals; Biology & Ecology; Nature;
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About the Seller
James F. Balsley, Bookseller
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About James F. Balsley, Bookseller
My business is strictly on-line sales. I carry an inventory of about 2000 books. About half of these are modern fiction. Most of the rest are scholarly academic books concentrated in the areas of natural science, philosophy, history, and literature.
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