London: Chatto & Windus, 1890. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First UK edition, first printing. Octavo hardback, red pictorial cloth. viii, 238 pp. + 32 p. of adverts. Black & white illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Spine is a little sunned, touch of wear to head and tail of spine, generally Good condition. No dust jacket. No inscriptions.

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Bookseller: Alexander's Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 053560
Title: A Waif of the Plains
Author: Harte, Bret; illustrated by Stanley L. Wood
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1890
Pages: 238
Size: 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼
Weight: 1.10 lbs
Keywords: A Waif of the Plains; Bret Harte; Stanley L Wood; Prospectors; Literature; Fiction General
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Alexander's Books was founded in 1987 and initially traded as a bookshop in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The stock consists of approximately 15,000 books on most subjects, but specialises in History, Literature, Children's books and Topography with a good sprinkling of other subjects. We are a family business. At Alexander's Books we pride ourselves on providing a prompt and efficient service. The Alexander's Books Team

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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