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No author cited - H.F. Parker - Helen Fitch Parker, 1827-1874. (OCLC attributed author). Nathaniel Rudd (engraver). American Tract Society. Boston Stereotype Foundry (stereotyper).
Published by Boston [MA]: American Tract Society, 1863.
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 40.00
Item description from seller
Paged as [color frontis], 1-124, [b/w plate], 125-172. Hardcover: H 15.25cm x L 10.25cm. Contemporary rubbed blue cloth with some staining and soiling; scuffing at spine ends, along joints, and at board corners; spine's gilt title lettering remains bright. Pencil ownership inscription on front free endpaper; some light soiling and foxing to interior leaves; shallow moisture tide-line at top margins of rear leaves. Binding is firm. Color frontispiece. OCLC cites author as Helen Fitch Parker (1827-1874) and engraver as Nathaniel Rudd although their names elude discovery amongst text; unpaged b/w plate is credited to "Pierce." Christian literature publisher American Tract Society book targeted to a younger reader and summarized by OCLC as "Factual information about snails and collecting and displaying their shells in a fictional framework.".
Seller Inventory # CVA-01170
Bibliographic details
- Title
- RAMBLES AFTER LAND SHELLS.
- Author
- No author cited - H.F. Parker - Helen Fitch Parker, 1827-1874. (OCLC attributed author). Nathaniel Rudd (engraver). American Tract Society. Boston Stereotype Foundry (stereotyper).
- Publisher
- Boston [MA]: American Tract Society, 1863.
- Binding
- Hardcover
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