You and Your Superstitions
by Barry, Brewton
- Used
- first
- Condition
- near fine: clean, bright, tight, square, hint of shelfwear./good: mildly chipped, one tear at top of spine, tear along front edge, age toned, NOT price clipped ($2.13)
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Lucas Brothers, 1940. first edition. hardcover. near fine: clean, bright, tight, square, hint of shelfwear./good: mildly chipped, one tear at top of spine, tear along front edge, age toned, NOT price clipped ($2.13). L. Frederic Stephens. 8vo 249pp. from front flap: "Here a college professor follows the foibles of mankind down through the ages in a subject that is older than civilization, but ever new. Devils, ghosts, witches, omens and other interesting things like that peep out in print to tell you what it means to laugh before breakfast, what happens when you drop a dish rag, and how to make a barren tree bear fruit." #00726.
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 643
- Title
- You and Your Superstitions
- Author
- Barry, Brewton
- Illustrator
- L. Frederic Stephens
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine: clean, bright, tight, square, hint of shelfwear.
- Jacket Condition
- good: mildly chipped, one tear at top of spine, tear along front edge, age toned, NOT price clipped ($2.13)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Lucas Brothers
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- superstition, nonfiction,
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Matthew's Books LLC
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About Matthew's Books LLC
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