The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Puzzles, Games, Hero Tales, Fun and Fancy
by Thompson, Ruth Plumly (1893-1976)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1929. First Edition, First Printing. A Good Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
Cloth with front colorful paste-on. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Shelf handling wear with rubbed corners, spine tips and a sun-faded spine. Gift inscription and bookplate. Small 4to; 10 inches tall; 217 pages. Illustrated with both [6] color and b/w plates and intext drawings by William Donahey (1883-1970). First Edition, First Printing.
Uncommon in that only three copies are held in institutions. [OCLC, 38914625].
Cloth with front colorful paste-on. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Shelf handling wear with rubbed corners, spine tips and a sun-faded spine. Gift inscription and bookplate. Small 4to; 10 inches tall; 217 pages. Illustrated with both [6] color and b/w plates and intext drawings by William Donahey (1883-1970). First Edition, First Printing.
Uncommon in that only three copies are held in institutions. [OCLC, 38914625].
This, one of Ruth Thompson's rarest publications, collects her poems and short stories from the Philadelphia Public Ledger, as well as stories and riddles prepared exclusively for this book.
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015121
- Title
- The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Puzzles, Games, Hero Tales, Fun and Fancy
- Author
- Thompson, Ruth Plumly (1893-1976)
- Format/Binding
- A Good Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Lee Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1929
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Golden Age of Illustration; Award Winning Books and Authors
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