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Betty's Bright Idea. Also, Deacon Pitkin's Farm, and The First Christmas of New England
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. VG. First Edition. Octavo. BAL19484. Original blue cloth over boards, black ink decorations at front cover, gilt lettering at front cover, Blindstamped decorations on rear cover. Illustrated, Shelf wear and edge wear to spine, boards, and tips. Small chip to cloth on bottom of the cover. Owner inscription on FEP (may be in pencil). Light foxing to a few pages.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3149
- Title
- Betty's Bright Idea. Also, Deacon Pitkin's Farm, and The First Christmas of New England
- Author
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Ford & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1876
- Pages
- 121
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Harriet Beecher Stowe;
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- VG
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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