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The Abandoned Farmers: His Humorous Account of a Retreat from the City to the Farm
by Irvin S. Cobb
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-
- Seller
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Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, light brown cloth boards decorated in black on front and spine. The exterior shows spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The spine has several darker smudge spots present. The internal binding has some minor issues though for the most part is good. Decorated end pages in front and rear with hinges at boards good. The only minor hinge issues found is there's two spots noted, one at page 76 and the other at page 205 where there is a little bit of pulling on the spine and you can just start to see the webbing underneath. The second end page contains a bookmark of the original owner. No other markings found. No handwriting, no library markings, no remainder marks. The rear end page in pastedown is a faint reddish tint area around the illustrations of the pigs. This can be seen in the second photo. First edition thus with first appearing in hardcover in 1920. The copyright page shows two other dates of 1916 and 1919 which is from the Curtis publishing company, who was a magazine and periodical publisher.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2220570
- Title
- The Abandoned Farmers: His Humorous Account of a Retreat from the City to the Farm
- Author
- Irvin S. Cobb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Pages
- 247
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Fiction; Humor;
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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All of the book pictures were taken at the time the book was listed and we never use generic or stock photos in any listing. If you would like additional photos or information on any listing please let us know and we will be more than happy to comply.
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