THE BISHOP AND THE BOOGERMAN; Being the story of a little truly-girl, who grew up; her mysterious companion; her crabbed old uncle; the whish-whish woods; a very civil engineer, and Mr. Billy Sanders the Sage of Shady Dale
by HARRIS, Joel Chandler
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About This Item
NY: Doubleday, Page, 1909. First Edition. Harding, Charlotte. 8vo, pp. 184.Illustrated by Charlotte Harding. Green cloth stamped in gilt. Cover somewhat scuffed, corners and ends of spine slightly worn, owner's name on flyleaf, o/w a VG tight copy. BAL 7161; Johnson page 213.
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- Title
- THE BISHOP AND THE BOOGERMAN; Being the story of a little truly-girl, who grew up; her mysterious companion; her crabbed old uncle; the whish-whish woods; a very civil engineer, and Mr. Billy Sanders the Sage of Shady Dale
- Author
- HARRIS, Joel Chandler
- Illustrator
- Harding, Charlotte
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1909
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