Fables in Slang
by Ade, George; Newman, Clyde J. (Illustrator)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1899. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Newman, Clyde J.. Popular work by the acclaimed humorist, containing 26 vignettes about American life, with pen-and-ink illustrations by Clyde J. Newman throughout the 276 pages of text. Orig. published in 1899 by Herbert S. Stone & Co., this is a Grosset & Dunlap reprint, undated, likely turn of the 20th century (former owner's name & date 1906 on ffep). With green decorative cloth-over-boards, this hardcover book is in VG condition: very clean, binding secure but with very light rightward slant. Pages creamy white with tanning around all edges, commensurate with age. Deckled page edges. Illustrations bright.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018820
- Title
- Fables in Slang
- Author
- Ade, George; Newman, Clyde J. (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Newman, Clyde J.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- SLANG HUMOR HUMORIST WRITERS ILLUSTRATED CITIES URBAN LIFE UNITED STATES AMERICA AMERICAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Comic Art/Cartoons/Humor/Animation/Graphic Novels; Americana-Regional History;
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La Mesa, California
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.