Whistle for Good Fortune: In Which it is Shown How Six from Six Makes Six and One to Carry, with Other Riddles Here and There Along the Way

Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1948

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237 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative eps, frontis; a.e. lt tanned, mildly cocked. Cover: red, navy artwork + titles front, reverse titles to navy spine block; lt shelfwear, extrems s bit worn, w/ head tattered, t.e. mildly faded. Riddles with wonderful and whimsical illustrations. Scarce.

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Title
Whistle for Good Fortune: In Which it is Shown How Six from Six Makes Six and One to Carry, with Other Riddles Here and There Along the Way
Author
Bailey, Margery
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Publication year
1948
Condition
Very Good (-)
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Decorative Cloth
Illustrator
Alice B. Preston
Edition
Reprint
Item weight
2.2 pounds
Dimensions
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research, locate a difficult-to-find title, or conduct a valuation of your books. Our book rating standards follow (all defects are noted); nearly all of our stock is VG or better. Fine(+): clean, bright, tight, no wear, no defects ("as new"); Fine: not perfectly bright, minor marks or other slight defects; Very Good (VG): small to medium tears, chips, marks, cocked etc.; Good (G): not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, lacking a non-essential page, etc.; Fair: ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects, such as a missing text page; Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible.…

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