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Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch or, Schoolgirls among the Cowboys (Ruth Fielding Series)
by Emerson, Alice B
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Cupples & Leon, 1913. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Groundbreaking series about a young orphan girl who eventually comes to head her own motion picture company in the early decades of the 20th century, laying the groundwork for other children's series featuring strong female leads. This was Vol. #5 in the series of 30 books), in 204 pages + 8 pages of ads in rear, glossy frontispiece. Orig. published in 1913 this is a later printing of that First Edition, listing to self in front but to RF #22 in rear. Condition is just Fair" heavy rubbing to both covers, cloth is threadbare or tearing in places, bleached along bottom edge. Rear hinge cracked, but text block secure. Scattered soil & spotting, some writing from public library inside both covers, else unmarked. Basically a filler-reading copy. NO DJ. Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023602
- Title
- Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch or, Schoolgirls among the Cowboys (Ruth Fielding Series)
- Author
- Emerson, Alice B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Cupples & Leon
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS GIRLS VINTAGE FILM MOVIES MOTION PICTURES FEMALE LEAD CHARACTERS MYSTERY ADVENTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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