Polly and Spark : The Story of a Parrot and Her Friend Spark the Bull Terrier
by Mendel, Rosalie G. Illustrated By D. J. O'Brien
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company Copyright 1916, most likely later printing with a gift notation dated 1927 on the front free endpaper. Hard-to-find book, especially in dustjacket. The cover indicates that the illustrator is Alice V. Carsey, while the title page indicates that the book is illustrated by D. J. O'Brien, and there is one additional reference on the title page to a cloth bound edition with 10 additional full page pictures in color and in black and white by Mae Herrick Scannel. This book contains black and white illustrations signed O'Brien. The book also has the original Whitman bookmark laid in loosely at the front. Grayish pink boards with color illustration mounted on the front, 122 pages, illustrated dustjacket. There is some light rubbing to the spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, very clean pages with the aforenoted gift inscription and old price stamp on the front free endpaper, no other markings, no chips or tears. The mylar protected dustjacket has several small edge chips and closed tears, the largest one at the lower front, about 1/2" high and 2" wide. A clean and sound copy.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008023
- Title
- Polly and Spark : The Story of a Parrot and Her Friend Spark the Bull Terrier
- Author
- Mendel, Rosalie G. Illustrated By D. J. O'Brien
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Whitman Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Racine, Wisconsin
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS STORIES PARROTS DOGS BULL TERRIER WHITMAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
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Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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