POCOMOTO AND THE NIGHT RIDERS
by Dixon, Rex
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Fair
- Seller
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Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1953. Red hardcover binding square and tight. Hinges good. Some light soiling, foxing. Color frontispiece illustration and b/w throughout. Some foxing. DJ has some wrinkles, rubbing, chips and tears, some soiling and foxing. Protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket. Stated first printing. 207 pages. 4th of the 23 book series written by a British author who spent many years of wandering life in Texas, Colorado and Arizona. This series is about a young orphan boy called Pocomoto who when a baby, is the sole survivor of an Indian massacre, and is found and raised by two old prospectors He has close bonds with his palomino horse Goldflash and an opinionated burro named Horace. The series mostly focuses on the adventures he has with his friends and animals, but also explores deeper issues such as how an outside learns to fit into normal society .. Illus. by Harman, Jack. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Fair.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Deja Vu Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013289
- Title
- POCOMOTO AND THE NIGHT RIDERS
- Author
- Dixon, Rex
- Illustrator
- Harman, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horses - Children and Juvenile Fiction; Childrens - Chapter Books;
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Deja Vu Books
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About the Seller
Deja Vu Books
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Poplar Grove, Illinois
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.