THE MYSTERIOUS CAMPER
by Virginia Fairfax
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/No Jacket
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Item Price
A$213.14A$170.52
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: A. L. Burt, 1933. THE MYSTERIOUS CAMPER- Virginia Fairfax- Illustrated Frontis- A. L. Burt-NY-1933-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++/ no dj- original publishers blue cloth with dark blue titles- book is tight and clean, one open rub spot on spine, ohterwise nice and clean- 253pp are clean, no tears or writing- illustrated endpapers in blue and white- A superior example of a VERY SCARCE title- "The series centers around a troop of Girl Scouts in the state of Mississippi. The girls' leader is Mrs. MacIntyre, known as Captain Mac. The main focus is upon eight girls, who are collectively called the Gypsy Eight by their brothers. Racial Stereotypes-This series provides an interesting insight into life in Mississippi during the early 1930s. There are many stories told of the Civil War and the "fo'-de-war" days."- Fiction-juvenile-girls-Girl Scouts-Series-mystery-illustrated (922). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated Frontis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 922
- Title
- THE MYSTERIOUS CAMPER
- Author
- Virginia Fairfax
- Illustrator
- Illustrated Frontis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition-1st Printing
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Fiction-juvenile-girls-Girl Scouts-Series-mystery-illustrated
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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