The Fall of the Staincliffes: Prize Tale on the Evils of Gambling
Published by Fleming H. Revell Co, Chicago; New York, 1890
- Softcover
- Used

Seller: Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA, Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA
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Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 36.75
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199, [13] p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Paperback with brown covers; dark brown spine and cover titles and cover illustration. Publisher's catalog on 12 pages following text. Former owner's name in pencil on first (blank) page: Mary M. Heinly, Spring City, Pa. Alfred Colbeck (1858-1933) was an English Methodist minister and author of fiction for boys. This paperback edition is much scarcer than the hardback issued by Revell at the same time. In Good Condition: cover is brittle, with resulting loss along edges; one page corner creased; pages are clean and tight.
Seller Inventory # 006139
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Fall of the Staincliffes: Prize Tale on the Evils of Gambling
- Author
- Colbeck, Alfred
- Publisher
- Fleming H. Revell Co, Chicago; New York
- Publication year
- 1890
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction
Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA
Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.
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