Book Excerpt: finally at that moment, they would have done so with no more concern for preliminary detail than a bird or squirrel. The wagon rolled steadily on. The boy could see that one of the teamsters had climbed up on the tail-board of the preceding vehicle. The other seemed to be walking in a dusty sleep."Kla'uns," said the girl.The boy, without turning his head, responded, "Susy.""Wot are you going to be?" said the girl."Goin' to be?" repeated Clarence."When you is growed," explained Susy.Clarence hesitated. His ...
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Book Excerpt: finally at that moment, they would have done so with no more concern for preliminary detail than a bird or squirrel. The wagon rolled steadily on. The boy could see that one of the teamsters had climbed up on the tail-board of the preceding vehicle. The other seemed to be walking in a dusty sleep."Kla'uns," said the girl.The boy, without turning his head, responded, "Susy.""Wot are you going to be?" said the girl."Goin' to be?" repeated Clarence."When you is growed," explained Susy.Clarence hesitated. His settled determination had been to become a pirate, merciless yet discriminating. But reading in a bethumbed "Guide to the Plains" that morning of Fort Lamarie and Kit Carson, he had decided upon the career of a "scout," as being more accessible and requiring less water. Yet, out of compassion for Susy's possible ignorance, he said neither, and responded with the American boy's modest conventionality, "President." It was safe, required no embarrassing descriptioRead More
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B/w Frontis. Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" Tall In green cloth with gilt titling, 8vo, 474pp. pp. ( fading, dulling and spotting to cloth and spine; ).
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Good. No Jacket. R6-Book has wear on the cover, bumped cover corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, some soiling and stains, top to bottom tear on the hinge of the front fixed endpaper, light crease on the first few pages, some dog-eared pages, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear othrewise good. Green covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Contents are: A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready; Devil's Ford; A Waif of the Plains; In the Carquinez Woods; Snow-bound at Eagle's.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in red cloth. Collins 7d 'Handy' Modern Fiction series (small format), with colour frontis & title page. Undated-possibly c.1910. Owner's name; binding tight.
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Authorized edition. Cover very worn and dicoloured, possible water damage too. Backstrip faded and worn. Hardback, Privately Owned, with previous owner's name inside cover, in fair condition, suitable as a reading copy, no dust jacket, 280pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN:
