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Two Little Pilgrims' Progress, A Story of the City Beautiful
by Burnett, Frances Hodgson; Illustrated By Reginald Birch
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1895 191 pgs + 16pgs ads. Blue cloth pictorially stamped in dark blue and gilt, extremities worn, two tears in spine, previous owner's name, binding shaken and cracked in a few places, occasional corner crease and mark. The story of two children who venture off by themselves to go to the World's Fair. BAL 2088, . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Reginald B. Birch. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009283
- Title
- Two Little Pilgrims' Progress, A Story of the City Beautiful
- Author
- Burnett, Frances Hodgson; Illustrated By Reginald Birch
- Illustrator
- Reginald B. Birch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribners Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Juvenile Literature
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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- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cracked
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- Gilt
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