Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. [9], 12-255, [3] pp. Orange cloth with gold lettering and black decorations on the front board and spine. Coated brown endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with nine plates by Augustus Hoppin. BAL 9561. A new and enlarged edition, with every story but one previously printed by Hurd and Houghton: "Some Lessons from the School of Morals". A lovely example. A name dated 1872 on the first blank leaf and on the title page.

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Bookseller: Evening Star Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000010357
Title: Suburban Sketches
Author: Howells, W.D
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition thus
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1872

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