The Boat Club, or the Bunkers of Rippleton
by Oliver Optic
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Extremities lightly rubbed, light dampstains, hinges weak. Light stain on edges of last leaves, not affecting text. Interior sli
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
W.B. Conkey Company. , (C. 1900). . Extremities lightly rubbed, light dampstains, hinges weak. Light stain on edges of last leaves, not affecting text. Interior slightly toned, occasional spots, else clean and crisp.. Binding: Original full red cloth boards. Upper with black lettering and illustration of man in white. Spine with black lettering and white design. No dust jacket., Notes: Oliver Optic is the pseudonym of William Taylor Adams (1822 – 1897), who was an academic, author, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. , Size: 8vo. (177 x 117 mm), Illustration: A very good example. With frontispiece of Optic. Some marks to endpapers, stamp “Otto Porter” on front pasted endpaper and lower free endpaper.
, Category: Book Literature;
, Category: Book Literature;
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B6922
- Title
- The Boat Club, or the Bunkers of Rippleton
- Author
- Oliver Optic
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremities lightly rubbed, light dampstains, hinges weak. Light stain on edges of last leaves, not affecting text. Interior sli
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W.B. Conkey Company.
- Date Published
- (C. 1900).
- Keywords
- Book Literature;
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