The Bobbsey Twins Visit to the Great West
by Hope, Laura Lee
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1966. 1966 Revision; Format #16 with purple spine and black toy endpapers Originally published in 1920, this reprint is circa 1966. It is volume 13 in the series. 8vo size pictorial hardcover; 174 pages with green topstain and a few black and white illustrations Two sets of male/female fraternal twins, Bert and Nan and Freddie and Flossie, are the principal characters in this series created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and written under the pen name of Laura Lee Hope. The original series ran for 72 books, published between 1904 and 1979. "When Mrs Bobbsey inherits the Half Circle Ranch in Sante Fe, New Mexico, the four Bobbsey twins ... are delighted. Not only will it be thrilling to ride the range on the wiry little cow ponies, visit the Indian Reservation, and see the rodeo, but already there is a mystery to solve. The ranch foreman has reported that cattle are disappearing for the ranch, but so far there have been no clues to the rustlers." Bumped head and heel of spine with small bump near bottom left corner, lightly bumped corners, slightly cocked spine and one creased page corner.. . Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- The Bobbsey Twins Visit to the Great West
- Author
- Hope, Laura Lee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Series; Mystery; Stratemeyer Syndicate; Purple Spine; Format 16
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- Childrens Fiction;
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