The Bobbsey Twins in Tulip Land.
by Laura Lee Hope
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY Grosset & Dunlap, 1949. Hardcover Reprint Edition (1949); this edition was probably published in the 1950s. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows a former owner's name and date (1956) in small lettering at the upper corner of the front free endpaper; mild shelving wear to the lower extremities; a hint of smudging to the fore-edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome, lightly used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only a touch of wear to the upper front corner tip, a tiny snag at the top of the front panel, and a small chip at the head of the backstrip; slight loss to chippping at the heel of same; unclipped; mylar-protected. Attractive and intact; Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.65 x 5.35 x 1 inches). 211 pages. Language: English. Weight: 9.5 ounces. Light green boards with deep forest green designs, which include the twins and their dog, and titles at the front panel and backstrip. Decorated Endpapers. Duotone Frontispiece. Bright portraits of the twins at the DJ front panel and backstrip. Black titles at same. Bobbsey Twins Series 42. Reprint Edition (c.1949); this edition was probably published in the mid-1950s. Hardback with DJ. The Bobbsey twins was an immensely popular series which produced new titles from 1904 to 1979. "Laura Lee Hope" is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Bobbsey Twins and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers taking up the pen of 'Laura Lee Hope' include Edward Stratemeyer, Howard and Lilian Garis, Elizabeth Ward, Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams, Andrew E. Svenson, June M. Dunn, Grace Grote and Nancy Axelrad. "Laura Lee Hope" was first used as a pseudonym in 1904 for the debut of The Bobbsey Twins.
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Details
- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 57217
- Title
- The Bobbsey Twins in Tulip Land.
- Author
- Laura Lee Hope
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition (1949); this edition was probably published in t
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1949.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile; Chapter Books;
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