Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. Signed by Author(s). First edition stated, pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, 8vo, 107,[1] pages, illustrated in black and white by the author, map endpapers; boards show very light wear at extremities; price clipped dust jacket is edge worn with sunned spine. Signed by de Angeli and inscribed to previous owner on the dedication page. A touching story of a boy's love for his father during the exciting days of the early railroad.

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Bookseller: Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001280
Title: Whistle for the Crossing
Author: De Angeli, Marguerite
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0385115520
ISBN 13: 9780385115520
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc
Place of Publication: Garden City, New York
Date Published: 1977
Size: 8x5x0
Keywords: RAILROAD PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH CHILDRENS FICTION AMERICAN LITERATURE HISTORICAL
X weight: 0 oz

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