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Old Con and Patrick
by Sawyer, Ruth
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Omaha,, Nebraska, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1946. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. O'Toole, Cathal. Inscribed And Signed By Author On The Half Title,Bound In Green Cloth With Titles And Decorations Stamped In Black. 138 Pages. First Edition, With Corresponding 1946 Dates To The Title And Copyright Pages And "First Published By The Viking Press In September 1946" Beneath The Coyright. Color Frontispiece And Internal Black And White Illustrations By Cathal O'toole. Signed And Inscribed By The Author On The Half-Title, Otherwise Unmarked. The Cloth Shows Just A Hint Of Edgewear, With No Frays Or Stains. Hinges Solid; Binding Square. The Dust Wrapper Shows Slight Paper Loss And Rubbing At The Head And Heel Of The Spine (1/16") With Tiny Frays At The Corners. The Rear Panel Is Lightly Toned. No Rips, Chips Or Clips. A Clean, Tight Copy, With The Jacket Now In Mylar. Uncommon Signed. Note: The First Edition Makes No Mention Of The Junior Literary Guild. Size: 8Vo - Over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
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- Bookseller
- Friendly Used Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125576
- Title
- Old Con and Patrick
- Author
- Sawyer, Ruth
- Illustrator
- O'Toole, Cathal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (stated).
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Juvenile, Polio
- Bookseller catalogs
- juvenile; Antiquarian and Collectible Books; Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Friendly Used Books
Biblio member since 2005
Omaha,, Nebraska
About Friendly Used Books
We have been selling books for over 40 years. For many years we had a B&M shop. We now exclusively sell online. We are conservative graders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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