London: Blackie & Son Limited, 1905. First Edition. Red Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. N/a. 64, 12(ads.) pp. 16mo. No date. Circa 1905. A very good, clean, tight copy in original publisher's red cloth boards - with embossed floral vignettes to the spine and to the front board. No inscriptions but a single page number has a blue ink circle around it. Virtually no foxing/spotting. A couple of page corners have been turned. Slight splitting to the gutter of a couple of gatherings - all pages remain firmly holding. Several board corners a little bumped or turned in. A light bump to the tail of the spine and a slight soil mark to the front board. A very good, clean, tight copy of this scarce book.

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Bookseller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 236078
Title: Uncle Ben the Whaler and Other Stories
Author: Anonymous
Illustrator: N/a
Format/Binding: Red Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blackie & Son Limited
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1905
Size: 16mo - over 5Â¾&quo
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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