Henry Gross and his Dowsing Rod
by Roberts, Kenneth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1951. First Edition. First printing Very good- in tan cloth covered board with a mild crease to the spine and with much of the title block on the spine worn off. Two prior owner's names are written on the front free end paper and there are tape stains on the front fixed end paper which once held the letter noted below. Missing its issued dust jacket. Laid-into the book is a typed letter signed by Kenneth Roberts on Water Unlimited, Inc. letterhead. The letter is dated January 16, 1951 and makes reference to another author's works on dowsing and the human race's "inability...to absorb what is set forth clearly in the English language."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB17574
- Title
- Henry Gross and his Dowsing Rod
- Author
- Roberts, Kenneth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
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Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
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