A Campfire Girl's Chum : Campfire Girls Series
by Stewart, Jane L
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/VG (-)
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Akron: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1927 1927 reissue of the original 1914 The Campfire Girls on the Farm or, Bessie King's New Chum. This is the second book in this 6-book series. Condition notes: 248 numbered pp + 4pp ads; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, toned, tight, frontis; a.e. sunned, t.e. foxed, front hinge cracked but intact. Cover: burgundy cloth, black titles front/spine; lt shelfwear, extrems barely worn, color lifting in small areas to back and front. DJ: unclipped, girls around campfire color artwork + red titles front, color artwork + blue titles spine; moderate edge/shelfwear chips to head/tail, closed tears, crinkles to edges, spine sunned, overall light soil, one prior internal tape repair. Charming period girls' fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038678
- Title
- A Campfire Girl's Chum : Campfire Girls Series
- Author
- Stewart, Jane L
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- VG (-)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Saalfield Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Akron
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Fiction, girls
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About the Seller
Independent Books
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About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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