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The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Puzzles, Games, Hero Tales, Fun and Fancy

The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Puzzles, Games, Hero Tales, Fun and Fancy

The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Puzzles, Games, Hero Tales, Fun and Fancy
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The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Puzzles, Games, Hero Tales, Fun and Fancy

by Thompson, Ruth Plumly (1893-1976)

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About This Item

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1929. First Edition, First Printing. A Good Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Cloth with front colorful paste-on. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Shelf handling wear with rubbed corners, spine tips and a sun-faded spine. Gift inscription and bookplate. Small 4to; 10 inches tall; 217 pages. Illustrated with both [6] color and b/w plates and intext drawings by William Donahey (1883-1970). First Edition, First Printing.

Uncommon in that only three copies are held in institutions. [OCLC, 38914625].

This, one of Ruth Thompson's rarest publications, collects her poems and short stories from the Philadelphia Public Ledger, as well as stories and riddles prepared exclusively for this book.

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Bookseller
Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
015121
Title
The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Puzzles, Games, Hero Tales, Fun and Fancy
Author
Thompson, Ruth Plumly (1893-1976)
Format/Binding
A Good Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
The Reilly & Lee Co
Place of Publication
Chicago
Date Published
1929
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Golden Age of Illustration; Award Winning Books and Authors

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