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469 pages. Octavo (8 1/4" x 55 3/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with yellow lettering to spine. Second printing. Once again Chris Morley is himself, this time in the person of small Geoffrey Barton, English lad, shortly to become Jeff Barton, American citizen-in-the-making. The book takes its title from a winding street that goes through the English village where Geoffrey is being brought up by a regiment of aunts. Into this aunt hill comes the almost legendary Uncle Dan from America, and, before he goes back again to that wild west of ""Chesspeaks"" (substitute Baltimore), he persuades his sister Bee and Geoffrey to come with him. There's an immediacy in the pattern of the days that follow, as Geoffrey, Briton, becomes Jeff, American, for highlighted and undertoned are marshalled those little differences between two allies that are great gaps in mutual understanding and sympathy, --differences in pronunciation, in accent, in phraseology, in custom and manner and emphasis. But it is more… Read More

NY: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1942. 1st. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Spine is discolored, darkened. Signed and dated to prior owner, 'E Estelle Hanson from Neva, Christmas 1942'. Small sticker, lower left first end paper: 'The Old Corner Book Store, Inc., Boston, Mass. ' Solid, tightly bound.. 1 Blue cloth over boards; yellow spine titles. 6p. l., 3-469p. Fiction opening in the late 19th century with a description of a large home and family enterprise, from the viewpoint of a boy who has come to America from England as an immigrant, and follows his life toward citizenship. The contents list 5 parts: Wilford, Westernland, Chesapeake, Blue Ridge, Thorofare.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1942. attractive blue illustrated dustjacket has light chipping to spine ends; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR -----. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good. 6 x 8". Previous Owner Bookplate.

Harcourt, Brace & Company, Inc, 1942-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. gently used HC with DJ. VG/Good. 2nd printing. DJ has slight wear and moisture markings along edges, binding clean and tight

NY: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1942. Cover is scuffed and worn. Pgs. are lightly tanning in margins, usual library markings in book and card holder torn out.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co.. Very good-/No Jacket. 1942. Second Printing. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall Used Minor soiling and wear to blue cloth; stamp in ink.. Keywords: Fiction, Classics.

Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1942. Hardcover. USED Good/No Jacket.

Harcourt Brace. Very Good. Some wear to jacket. Otherwise a nice copy!

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1942. Navy cloth boards have edgewear, tips lightly chipped. Gift inscription on fep. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Ex Libris.

Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good. .

Harcourt, Brace And Company, 1942. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Type: Ex-Library This book is an excellent work by Morley. If you enjoy fiction, then this book is a must read. There are No Marks, No Underlining, and No Writing in the book. The book is clean and tight. The book is in excellent readable condition. The book is "ex-library" and has the usual library markings in and on the book. The book has 469 pages.

Harcourt, Brace and Company,, 1942. First edition. Third printing. 469 pages. Very good-plus. No previous owner's writing in book. No dust jacket. .

NY: Harcouort Brace. VG in G DJ. (1942). 1st ed. Story of Geoffrey Barton, a shy and awkward English boy, who comes to the U.S. to become a citizen. DJ edge wear, . bindg some discoloration on back. .

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1942. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. 469p, dw clean but chipped, in mylar

hardback. Near Fine. 3rd printing. NY (Harcourt Brace) 1942. Fine in very worn dust wrapper.

Harcourt, Brace and Co., NY: (1942)., 1942 469 p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket torn with loss. 3rd printing. A novel by Morley that is not too often read today. PA 32 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

London: Faber & Faber, [1943]. Hardcover. Good condition, spine ends worn. 273 p.

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1942. Book. VG+. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. A VG+ copy in a G/VG dust jacket with the price of 2.75 intact on the front flap..

London, Faber & Faber, 1943;. 2nd impression. Hatrdback. Good/ No dust jacket. Brown covers with faded gilt title on spine. A small split top of spine. .