The Horn of Plenty of Home Poems and Home Pictures
by May, Sophie (Preface by), and Alcott, Louisa, and Murloch, Miss, and others
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Prior owner in pencil: "To Aura from Bessie Comstock". Title page sepa
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.P0730008514
- Title
- The Horn of Plenty of Home Poems and Home Pictures
- Author
- May, Sophie (Preface by), and Alcott, Louisa, and Murloch, Miss, and others
- Illustrator
- Various 19th century illustrators.
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Prior owner in pencil: "To Aura from Bessie Comstock". Title page sepa
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William F Gill and Company.
- Place of Publication
- Boston.
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- Poetry. late 19th century New England authors
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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