Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1897. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and 23 plates by Oliver Herford. 1 vols. Sm. 4to. Original tan buckram with illustration in black and green, lettered in gilt on the upper cover, publisher's device on lower cover. Lower hinge cracked, small tear to front paste-down, else Fine. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and 23 plates by Oliver Herford. 1 vols. Sm. 4to. BAL 7140; not in Wright "Fiction"

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Bookseller: The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 59503
Title: Aaron in the Wildwoods
Author: Harris, Joel Chandler
Format/Binding: Illustrated with frontispiece and 23 plates by Oliver Herford. 1 vols. Sm. 4to
Book Condition: Used - Original tan buckram with illustration in black and green, lettered in gilt on the upper cover, publisher's device on lower cove
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Place of Publication: Boston and New York
Date Published: 1897
Keywords: Children's Books | American | American | Joel Chandler Harris

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Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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