Frank Merriwell's "Father"; An Autobiography by Gilbert Patten
by Gilbert Patten (Burt L. Standish); Harriet Hinsdale editor
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964 University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK. 1964. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: Fine; closed tear on rear cover at bottom. Tan cloth boards and spine with gold lettering outlined in red box on spine. Red tinted text block top. 331 pp. This is the book of Burt L. Standish, the author of the famous Frank Merriwell literature. He was really Gilbert Patten and was the author of the Frank and Dick Merriwell stories. The Merriwell books from 1896 to present have sold more than 500,000,000 copies and with their success, Patten became the real king of the dime and half-dime novelists with his heroes among the best remembered figures in an age of derring-do. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003393
- Title
- Frank Merriwell's "Father"; An Autobiography by Gilbert Patten
- Author
- Gilbert Patten (Burt L. Standish); Harriet Hinsdale editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman, OK
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Frank Merriwell, Dick Merriwell, Gilbert Patten, Burt L. Standish, dime novels, half-dime novels, sports heores, wild-west heroes, boys books, adventure novels,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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