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Billy Whiskers at the Circus
by F.G. Wheeler
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1913. Hardcover. Good/Good. Arthur DeBebian. Charming, Billy Whiskers at the Circus in scarce jacket, Book copyright is 1908 from copyright page, stated 1913 on title page, 147 pages plus 5 pages of ads. Book is 9.25 inches in height by 7.75 inches in width, Book is at least Good Plus, wear to corners, dime sized chip missing from heel of spine, little staining on top 1 inch of front board, interior in at least Very Good condition, color plates are complete and colorful, text illustrations struck cleanly and crisp, No previous owner bookplate or writing, binding sound. Scarce Jacket is Good, chips and edge loss, white areas are soiled, intact and shows reasonably well in a new mylar sleeve. All and All a presentable edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001823
- Title
- Billy Whiskers at the Circus
- Author
- F.G. Wheeler
- Illustrator
- Arthur DeBebian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Saalfield Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- Billy Whiskers, Children's books, Circus
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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