London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1897 Book. Illus. by Ethel Kate Burgess. Good. Beige Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Story for young readers by the British writer Edith Henrietta Fowler (1865-1944). 254pp illustrated with 24 black and white drawings. Tissue-guarded frontis, top edges gilt, rest untrimmed. Black drawing and lettering to top board, gilt title to spine. Black endpapers with book plate. Slight forward lean to spine, minor bumping to spine and corners, edges age-toned, some marking to boards and former owner's name dated 1897 to half-title, otherwise good copy...

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Bookseller: Washburn Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 015560
Title: The Professor's Children
Author: Edith Henrietta Fowler
Illustrator: Ethel Kate Burgess
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1897
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Bookseller catalogs: Children's Collectable Books;

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