Strong and Steady; or, Paddle Your Own Canoe
by Alger, Horatio Jr
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.: The John C. Winston Co., 1871. Edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are bumped and rubbed; front and rear hinges are a little weak; some shelf wear; some fraying at the tail of the spine; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Green and white illustrated endpapers. Tan cloth with a black and orange illustration and black lettering on the front board and spine. 362 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! Extremely scarce! "'Strong and Steady' is the third volume of the 'Luck and Pluck Series.' Though the story is quite distinct from its predecessors, it is intended to illustrate the same principle. Walter Conrad, the hero, is unexpectedly reduced from affluence to poverty, and compelled to fight his own way in life......." ---- from the Preface.. First Edition. Tan Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Conover Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042395
- Title
- Strong and Steady; or, Paddle Your Own Canoe
- Author
- Alger, Horatio Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The John C. Winston Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- FICTION CHILDRENS JUVENILE LITERATURE YOUNG ADULT
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Conover Books
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Martinsville, Virginia
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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