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Timothy's Quest: A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It
by Wiggin (Riggs), Kate Douglas [inscribed to Mr. And Mrs Horatio Stebbins,Parents of Lucy Ward Stebbins]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston / New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890. First Edition . Green / Red Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. V, 200. This Christmas Themed Story, With Covers In Green And Red Cloth Lettered In Gilt And Decorated In Gilt Holly, Is Nicely Inscribed As A Christmas Gift In The Year Of Publication. Inscribed "For Dr. And Mrs. Stebbins With The Dearest Love Kate D Wiggin Xmas 1890" . Stebbins Was A Good Friend Of Wiggin, And Had Assisted Her Move From Santa Barbara To San Francisco; His Children Were The Dedicatees Of Her Most Famous Book, "A Bird's Christmas Carol".
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025530
- Title
- Timothy's Quest: A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It
- Author
- Wiggin (Riggs), Kate Douglas [inscribed to Mr. And Mrs Horatio Stebbins,Parents of Lucy Ward Stebbins]
- Format/Binding
- Green / Red Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston / New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens Books 1851 -1900; Rare And Unusual Books; Christmas;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
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