Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1886. First Edition, second state with pp. 174-175 a cancel. 12mo, pp. 254 + adv. According to publisher's records, 500 of the 1500 in the edition were so issued. Cover soiled, little rubbed. Bound in two toned cloth with green spine and cream boards - ex-library with bookplate on the front pastedown; label neatly removed from the spine, a good tight copy. BAL 10887; Wright III 2985.

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Seller: Second Life Books Inc (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 54264
Title: A WHITE HERON; and other stories
Author: JEWETT, Sarah Orne
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, second state with pp. 174-175 a cancel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1886
Keywords: lit,women,fem

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