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Redcoat, The Phantom Fox
by Hawkes, Clarence
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley, 1928 238 pgs. Yellow cloth pictorially stamped in red & black, light foxing to covers, spine slightly sunned, clean interior. The story of a fox family and their struggle for survival. Illustrated with b&w plates by Charles Livingston Bull. Clarence Hawkes was struck blind at the age of 13 from a hunting accident and would then attend the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston, where he met and befriended Helen Keller. It was there that he also developed a a talent for and interest in naturalist writing.. Early Printing. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Livingston Bull. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009909
- Title
- Redcoat, The Phantom Fox
- Author
- Hawkes, Clarence
- Illustrator
- Charles Livingston Bull
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Publisher
- Milton Bradley
- Place of Publication
- Springfield, MA
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Animal fiction, Animal Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dogs;
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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- Sunned
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- Cloth
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