The Odyssey of Boru
by [Juvenile Fiction]. [Dogs: Irish Wolfhound]. DUNN, J. Allan, with illustrations by Edwin Megargee
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co,, 1926. First edition. 8vo, xvi, 195 pp., frontis & 11 plates. Original green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine & upper cover.
Brief wear (including slight fraying & a couple of nicks) at spine extremities & corners, spine gilt dull, previous owner's name in ink at the first blank page, moderately toned, offsetiing at last blank from news clipping, Good or better.
An adventure story for boys featuring wonder dog Boru, an Irish Wolfhound, which was originally published serially in Boy's Life magazine. The author was a prolific contributor to the pulp magazines of Street & Smith.
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- Bookseller
- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000239
- Title
- The Odyssey of Boru
- Author
- [Juvenile Fiction]. [Dogs: Irish Wolfhound]. DUNN, J. Allan, with illustrations by Edwin Megargee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co.,
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Juvenile Fiction, Irish Wolfhound, Adventure
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's, Illustrated; Dogs;
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