Jim Davis
by MASEFIELD, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Pulishing Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1926. Hardcover. In this juvenile adventure story by the noted English poet and novelist, a young boy gets caught up with a band of smugglers. With black and white illustrations by Frances Brundage. --- In sturdy green cloth-covered boards with color Brundage illustration pasted to front cover; titling in black on spine. Lacks a dust jacket. --- A much higher quality publication than usually encountered from this publisher. The book is firm and sound; leaves bright and lacking markings (save for gift inscription to front free endpaper).; Small Octavo (7-1/2 to 8 in. tall) ; 246 pages .
Reviews
On Feb 16 2017, a reader said:
A Masefield adventure story par excellence. Jim Davis is memorable but for me Marah Gorsuch is the electrifying leader who lives on in my memory even seventy years after I firs read it. A corker tale.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 79807
- Title
- Jim Davis
- Author
- MASEFIELD, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- The Saalfield Pulishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Akron, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1926
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
Biblio member since 2005
Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Leaves
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