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Alice in Rankbustland (With apologies to Lewis Carroll)
by Otterbourg, Edwin M., and Garvin, Edwin L, Hon. (Introduction by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. 1st free end paper: Inscription in back ink, "To Mrs. Rose Marx with my compli
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York.: W. W. Williams., 1923. Full leather. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. 1st free end paper: Inscription in back ink, "To Mrs. Rose Marx with my compliments and best wishes, Edwin M. Otterbourg, October 1923". A few random light spots, top.. 1 Black pebbled limp leather w/ edges overlapping text block in rounded corners. Stamped front titles, olive green. 84 p. Blue lightly marbled end papers. 16 cm. Rare original. Subtitle: "Being in book form, the series of articles under the same title as originally published in the New York Credit Men's Association Bulletin". A satire, "sparing no one", its theme is toward improving the Bankruptcy Act, notes the Introduction, adding that attorneys should be chosen carefully. The law had been abused, notes the author, who was a member of the New York Bar. Judge Garvin was of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. "Alice" is ushered toward the Rankbusty Court by, of course, a little white rabbit.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.AS0950008727
- Title
- Alice in Rankbustland (With apologies to Lewis Carroll)
- Author
- Otterbourg, Edwin M., and Garvin, Edwin L, Hon. (Introduction by)
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. 1st free end paper: Inscription in back ink, "To Mrs. Rose Marx with my compli
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. W. Williams.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Previously published articles in the New York Credit Men's Association Bulletin|United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- US History & American Studies;
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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