Aaron in the Wildwoods
by Harris, Joel Chandler
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1898 270 pgs. Yellow cloth pictorially stamped in green, black and gilt, cover soil, slight spine lean, occasional finger soil and light reading wear. A novel set in Georgia, featuring talking animals and elements of Southern folklore. Some of the characters speak in black dialect. Illustrated with b&w artwork by Oliver Herford. First edition was 1897.. Early Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Oliver Herford. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009478
- Title
- Aaron in the Wildwoods
- Author
- Harris, Joel Chandler
- Illustrator
- Oliver Herford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- animal Stories, Anthropomorphism, Black dialect, Southern Literature
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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