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The World on Wheels and Other Sketches

The World on Wheels and Other Sketches

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The World on Wheels and Other Sketches

by Taylor, Benjamin F

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Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed.
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Chicago: S. C. Griggs & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed.. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Four pages of publisher's ads at read. Many engravings. Green cloth blocked in gilt and black. A collection of amusing sketches about traveling around America by train. Copyright page notes that the book was printed at The Lakeside Press. Clean, tight and bright copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 258 pages .

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Bookseller
Old Saratoga Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
47662
Title
The World on Wheels and Other Sketches
Author
Taylor, Benjamin F
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
S. C. Griggs & Co.
Place of Publication
Chicago
Date Published
1874
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
1870s Travel
Bookseller catalogs
Travel and Adventure;

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About Old Saratoga Books

Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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