The Life and Adventures of an Arkansaw Doctor (Rattlehead's Humorous Series, No. 1. ) by Rattlehead, David, M.D. (The Man of Scrapes) - 1879
by Rattlehead, David, M.D. (The Man of Scrapes)
The Life and Adventures of an Arkansaw Doctor (Rattlehead's Humorous Series, No. 1. )
by Rattlehead, David, M.D. (The Man of Scrapes)
- Used
- Hardcover
New York.: Hurst & Company., 1879. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Light scuff marks, back cover. Damp-stain top center page block. Tight binding. Square. Printing uneven clarity; artwork muddy. Varied unclear art plate signatures.. 1 166 p. Includes illustrations. Ornately decorated light maroon mottled paper over boards. Gold spine titles. Poor quality text paper, thick but acidic. 19 cm. Humorous fiction. Preface notation: "Raccoon Bayou, Ark". Narrated by a character introduced as being born in the South-western States. He is a country doctor. Be aware: there is colloquial racial language used in dialogue, now unacceptable. Twenty chapters.
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Bookseller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Format/Binding Hard cover
- Book Condition Used - Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Light scuff marks, back cover. Damp-stain top center page block. Tight binding.
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Hurst & Company.
- Place of Publication New York.
- Date Published 1879
- Keywords Raccoon Bayou, Ark|Country doctor|Humorous fiction|American South