New York: Saml Gabriel Sons & Co., [1932]. 4to. 72 pp. Colour frontisp., numerous colour plates, black & white text illustrations. Orchid-coloured cloth, gilt lettering on front cover, colour plate mounted front cover, w/ d.j. colour plate mounted front cover (minor chipping head & foot of spine, 1 small closed tear), still NF/VG- copy, from the library of Ann Elizabeth Coleman, Seattle, WA, and later Ann C. Hildahl, w/ bookplate & ownership signatures on front endpapers. First edition of this story set in Boston, MA and a plantation in antebellum Virginia, with some dialect.

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Bookseller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 49512
Title: Young Andy. A story of a hundred years ago.
Author: AMES, Esther Merriam
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Saml Gabriel Sons & Co.,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: [1932].
Keywords: Literature, Children’s Literature, Americana, Boston, Massachusetts, Antebellum South, Plantation, Slavery, Virginia, Jamestown, African-Americana, Dialect, Black History

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We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.

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