The Little Colonel at Boarding School

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VERY RARE gilded & embossed illustrated hardcover book complete with dust-jacket. "The Little Colonel at Boarding School" By Annie Fellows Johnston. Illustrator: Etheldred B. Barry. This is the Fortieth Impression, published by L. C. Page & Company Publishers, Boston, November 1944. 12mo, 19.8 cm x 13.7 cm x 3.2 cm, Burgundy cloth-covered boards, Gilt embossed lettering on spine & front cover, Clear embossed 'The Little Colonel' Trade Mark on back cover, Matt printed dust-jacket. 306 pages. Weight: 440 Grams. CONTENTS ARE LIKE NEW!!! However, dust-jacket is age tanned, discoloured, foxed, and incomplete (piece missing from top edge at back), scuffed & bumped places, edges frayed, creased & torn with tiny pieces missing. BOOK IN GREAT SHAPE: Spine has faint ridge down middle but remains clean & sturdy, bumped & scuffed either end, gilt bright, binding tight! Cover is mostly clean with a very faint small mark either side, edges discoloured & a little worn. Corners are slightly bumped & scuffed. Two small spots of surface damage to paper and ink annotation on 1st end paper, transfer of ink onto front pastedown & dust-jacket flap. Top & bottom edges slightly foxed & marked. Very light age tanning throughout. RARE ITEM, BOOK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! Another great volume from the famous Little Colonel Series (Trade Mark), a great book for girls telling the adventures of a young Kentucky girl nicknamed The Little Colonel & her friends, with 8 black & white illustrations on plates by Etheldred B. Barry. This story depicts the Little Colonel's life at boarding school. 16 chapters in total, here are the first ten: I-Off to Boarding School. II-A New Friend. III-Ida's Secret. IV-The Shadow Club. V-At the Beeches. VI-Uninvited Guests. VII-The Hallowe'en Masquerade. VIII-The Princess of the Pendulum. IX-One Rainy Afternoon. X-A Plot. We have other books from The Little Colonel series, so please check our listings, thank you! IN STOCK in the UK!!! We post the same day, or if that's not possible, the very next working day. Seller's Ref: 332-B. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-8727392591

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