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The Life and Troubles of Mr. Bowser: Being a Veracious and Authentic Account of Some of His doings at Home and Abroad with Mrs. Bowser in the Foreground to Assist in Maintaining the Interests of The General Narrative
by Quad, M. (C.B. Lewis)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Charles C. Thompson Co., 1902. Former owner's return address label on fep, ink signature dated 1988, and faded pencil gift inscription from June 1911on ffep; Ink-stamped name on 2nd ffep, age toned end pages and edges, usual age wear; Overall clean and tight. All edges red; Bumped and scuffed head/foot of spine, bumped corners, light fraying to the corners and less so to the head/foot of spine, black and tan stamped illustrated front cover, soiling to the covers; Rear endpapers separated at the gutter, mull intact; 441p.. Early Reprint. Illustrated Cloth. Good+. Illus. by Drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB12817
- Title
- The Life and Troubles of Mr. Bowser: Being a Veracious and Authentic Account of Some of His doings at Home and Abroad with Mrs. Bowser in the Foreground to Assist in Maintaining the Interests of The General Narrative
- Author
- Quad, M. (C.B. Lewis)
- Illustrator
- Drawings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Publisher
- The Charles C. Thompson Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Fiction, Children's Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
Established July 1, 1946. Member- Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Now exclusively on-line. Used - Old - Rare - Out-of-print - Antiquarian; CERTIFIED APPRAISALS * Visit our homepage at www.clausenbooks.com
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- Tight
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- Gutter
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- FFEP
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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