Sparks from Live Wires and Something About the Derivation of Nursery Rhymes
by Mother Goose. Advertising. Miller, William C (Foreword & Notes)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg, PA: Miller Advertising Company, 1924 Color pictorial card cover with cloth spine, minor wear, clean. Each page contains a nursery rhyme, accompanied by a small color illustration by Ray Snow, a paragraph about the rhyme (it's history and/or meaning) followed by text which incorporates a local (Harrisburg) business. Scarce. Another edition was published featuring businesses from Mechanicsburg.. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Ray Snow. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010263
- Title
- Sparks from Live Wires and Something About the Derivation of Nursery Rhymes
- Author
- Mother Goose. Advertising. Miller, William C (Foreword & Notes)
- Illustrator
- Ray Snow
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Publisher
- Miller Advertising Company
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg, PA
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Pennsylvania, ephemera, Nursery Rhymes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mother Goose; Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales;
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
All items returnable within 10 days after receipt, with prior notification, for a full refund. Buyer to pay return insured/trackable shipping. All returns should be boxed. Refund to be granted after item has been returned in the same condition as when first shipped. We do not drop ship or ship blind, all orders will contain branded labels and materials
About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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