Uncle Nat; or, The Good Time Which George and Frank Had, Trapping, Fishing, Camping Out, etc.
by [BASEBALL FICTION] OLDFELLOW, Alfred
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Neat contemporary gift inscription; a worn and used copy in the original cloth.
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: D. Appleton and Company,, 1865.. First edition.. publisher's embossed cloth with gilt fishing vignette on front panel; preserved in a custom cloth folding box.. Neat contemporary gift inscription; a worn and used copy in the original cloth.. 12mo,. This novel for boys is the earliest known novel to contain substantial baseball content, preceding Changing Bases (1868).
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63293
- Title
- Uncle Nat; or, The Good Time Which George and Frank Had, Trapping, Fishing, Camping Out, etc.
- Author
- [BASEBALL FICTION] OLDFELLOW, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's embossed cloth with gilt fishing vignette on front panel; preserved in a custom cloth folding box.
- Book Condition
- Neat contemporary gift inscription; a worn and used copy in the original cloth.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1865.
- Pages
- 224 [4, ads] pp.
- Size
- 12mo,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Baseball;
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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