The Pretty Sister of Jose
by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, spine cocked, 1891 gift inscription to Lulie Boynton on front flyleaf.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, spine cocked, 1891 . gift inscription to Lulie Boynton on front flyleaf.. 1889. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. BAL 2073 first state. Green decorated cloth. Frontispiece and eleven plates by C. S. Reinhart. iv,127pp. 8pp of publisher ads at rear.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52856
- Title
- The Pretty Sister of Jose
- Author
- Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Illustrator
- C. S. Reinhart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, spine cocked, 1891 gift inscription to Lulie Boynton on front flyleaf.
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1889
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BAL, 1880s Novels
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Cloth
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- First State
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