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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. N.C. Wyeth. This is called a "classic" for good reason. Another in a series of classic children's book titles, an addition to the Scribner Illustrated Classics for Children, published by Charles Scribner's Sons. Black cloth over boards, rubbed gilt lettering to spine, light rubbing to spine head and foot. Very slightly wavy text-block, but signs of neither moisture nor odor. Augmented greatly with the illustrations of N.C. Wyeth, full-color, including at title page, and with lovely duotone endpapers front and rear and full-cover, full-color pasted-on paper labels to front cover, quite fine. 1928 reprint of the 1921 edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if lightly toned interiors, very slight foxing to front endpapers, dissipating, minimal rubbing to extremities. xii [1], 3-409 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 357267
- Title
- Drums
- Author
- Boyd, James
- Illustrator
- N.C. Wyeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Scribner Illustrated Classics for Children children's books Charles Scribner's Sons Jane Porter Kate Douglas Wiggin Nora A. Smith N.C. Wyeth
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Gilt
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
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