NY: John Day, 1948. Bound in orange cloth, stamped in black and gold in illustrated dust jacket (and endpapers) by Baldridge. This copy is inscribed and signed by Mr. Walsh on the half title page. 196 pp. + Index. The dust jacket shows some mild chipping to extremes (and a tape repair or two on the obverse. Shows well protected in mylar cover. Scarce signed. A two-page intro by Pearl S. Buck.. Signed By Author/Editor . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good +. Illus. by Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bookseller: abookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7000932
Title: The Adventures of Marco Polo (Signed)
Author: WALSH, Richard J
Illustrator: Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good ++
Jacket Condition: Very Good +
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: John Day
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1948
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
Bookseller catalogs: Children's;

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Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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