Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1889. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/4" X 5 . Printed by the Riverside Press, Cambridge whose stamp is found on the title page. XXVI chapters. 320 pp. plus 12 pp. of Houghton Mifflin and Company advertising. Book has scuffed extremities, dark dyed top edge, gilt text on spine and front, darkened spine, oval library sticker remnant on spine and libray sticker on front pastedown. Front board features blackline drawing of apronned girl leaning on small tree and looking wistfully out to sea. Top 1 1/2" of front shows fishing village scene done in gilt. Book is tight and square. Digital pictures available on request. Bookseller's Inventory #101926.

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Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
Seller's Inventory #: 001926
Title: A Quaker Girl of Nantucket
Author: Lee, Mary Catherine
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin and Company
Place of Publication: Boston and New York
Date Published: 1889
Size: 7 1/4" X 5

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An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.

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