Old Chester Tales
by Deland, Margaret
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Original decorated cloth. About fine
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. First edition, first issue, with the misprint "Upper Chelsea" instead of "Upper Chester" on p. 5, line 29. Illustrations by Howard Pyle. vii, [1], 360, [2, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original decorated cloth. About fine. Pyle, Howard. First edition, first issue, with the misprint "Upper Chelsea" instead of "Upper Chester" on p. 5, line 29. Illustrations by Howard Pyle. vii, [1], 360, [2, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Tales of country life in an old and rather aristocratic Pennsylvania town. Deland's most famous character, Dr. Lavender, a benevolent minister, first appears in these stories.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 216297
- Title
- Old Chester Tales
- Author
- Deland, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Illustrations by Howard Pyle. vii, [1], 360, [2, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original decorated cloth. About fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first issue, with the misprint "Upper Chelsea" in
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- American | American
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