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Oh Skin-nay! The Days of Real Sport
by Clare Briggs (illus.); Wilbur D. Nesbit (verses)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- NF
- Seller
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Palm Harbor, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co, 1913. First edition. NF. Large oblong hardcover book bound in the publisher's pictorial paper-wrapped boards with a cloth spine. 24 cm. Unpaginated. Full page two-color illustrations by Clare Briggs throughout with facing verse by Nesbit. The book is in near fine condition. Small presentation bookplate (issued by Central Trust Company of Illinois) affixed to the front fixed end page. No other ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping, rubbing, soiling to the covers.
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- Bookseller
- JNBookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3605
- Title
- Oh Skin-nay! The Days of Real Sport
- Author
- Clare Briggs (illus.); Wilbur D. Nesbit (verses)
- Book Condition
- Used - NF
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- P. F. Volland & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- Early American Cartoonist Comic Strip Funny Papers Newspaper Funnies Artist Illustrator Childhood Children
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Palm Harbor, Florida
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Rare book dealer located in Tampa, Florida.
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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