The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum
by BURGESS, Thornton W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Poor with no dust jacket. 1922. Hardcover. A charming children's story book in Thornton W. Burgess's series featuring various woodland creatures. In this installment, Unc' Billy Possum takes center stage. Sadly, only two of the original six black & white plates with Harrison Cady illustrations are present. An entry in publisher's "The Bedtime Story-Books" series. --- Formerly property of Boulder, Colorado's Mapleton Elementary School (which closed in 2003), with rubberstampings and rear pocket and lacking de-accession information. In full maroon cloth-covered boards with green book repair tape to spine and tips. Volume has no dust jacket. --- This well-worn item with no shortage of tears, markings and soiling to leaves; covers have been repaired with tape, back cover sticker and with hand-written spine titling.; Ex-Library; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); 117 pages .
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- Seller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 60071
- Title
- The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum
- Author
- BURGESS, Thornton W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1922
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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