[New York: G.W. Carleton & Co, 1878]. First Edition. Octavo (18.5cm.); original brown pictorial cloth embossed in black, decorative spine in black and gilt with the mysterious "American News Co." at spine foot; 258pp.; illus. title page. Spine a bit cocked, shallow losses to ends; additional rubbing to extremities; soiling to textblock throughout. About Very Good. First serialized in the New York Weekly, June 30 through September 15, 1873. Publisher taken from advertisement facing title page. "The imprint of the American News Co. on the spine is a mystery, for it is evident that Carleton published the book through an arrangement with Street & Smith" (BENNETT 192).

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 22037
Title: The Western Boy; or, The Road to Success
Author: ALGER, Horatio, Jr
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: G.W. Carleton & Co
Place of Publication: [New York
Date Published: 1878]
Bookseller catalogs: Literature Before 1900;

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Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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