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HOW DEACON TUBMAN AND PARSON WHITNEY KEPT NEW YEAR'S, And Other Stories
by W. H. H. Murray (William Henry Harrison) 1840-1904
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Item Price
$139.95$111.96
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About This Item
St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Caledonia County Publishing Company, 1887. HOW DEACON TUBMAN AND PARSON WHITNEY KEPT NEW YEAR'S, And Other Stories- W. H. H. Murray (William Henry Harrison) 1840-1904- Illustrated by Various [31 illustrations full page and in text by Thomas Worth, A.B.Shute and J.H.Snow]- Caledonia County Publishing Company- St. Johnsbury, Vermont- The St. Johnsbury Republican Press- 1887 [on title page and copyright page]- 1st Edition-1st Printing- World Cat: Lists only being held by 25 libraries worldwide in non-circulating form-SCARCE- Hardcover:-12mo-VG/ no jacket as issued- original brown cloth with gilt illustrations of Tubman and Whitney and Horse on cover, title in black and gilt on cover and spine.- rubbed at corners and foot and crown of spine, but tight, square and clean- 196pp all clean, no tears or writing and very minimal foxing- SEE PHOTOS- World Cat:-How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney kept New Year's, and other stories,-Author: W H H Murray- Publisher: St. Johnsbury, Vt., Caledonia County Pub. Co., 1887. OCLC Number: 3180157- Description: 196 p. incl. illus., plates. 19 cm.-Contents: How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney kept New Year's.--The old beggar's dog.--The ball.--Who was he? Responsibility: by W.H.H. Murray- "A super great read about the humourous adventures in the west, tales, stories etc."- Fiction-adventure-west-tales-stories-humour-holidays-illustrated (3707) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3707
- Title
- HOW DEACON TUBMAN AND PARSON WHITNEY KEPT NEW YEAR'S, And Other Stories
- Author
- W. H. H. Murray (William Henry Harrison) 1840-1904
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition-1st Printing
- Publisher
- Caledonia County Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- St. Johnsbury, Vermont
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- Fiction-adventure-west-tales-stories-humour-holidays-illustrated
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About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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- PUB
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