This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI SIGNALS OF DISTRESS THINK you are a splendid preacher, Wilkes Booth Lincoln; I don't see how you ever thought of all those things to said Lina, when the ceremony had been concluded. "I jes' copycatted Brer Jackson. Dem's de words he used whin my maw ma'id de sojer man what had a wedded wife ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI SIGNALS OF DISTRESS THINK you are a splendid preacher, Wilkes Booth Lincoln; I don't see how you ever thought of all those things to said Lina, when the ceremony had been concluded. "I jes' copycatted Brer Jackson. Dem's de words he used whin my maw ma'id de sojer man what had a wedded wife already." "It's getting mighty dark," cried Frances. "I'm 'fraid my mama'll be worried to death about me. Let's hurry home!" "Gee, I'm glad the Major is come to live to our house," was Billy's gleeful comment. "Aunt Minerva done change her min' 'bout puttin' me to bed all time when I slips up an' fergits to do right." The girls gathered up their dolls, placed them back in the buggies, but kept on their wedding finery in their haste to get home. "Locked!" exclaimed Billy, trying to open the heavy church door. "Foolishness! You all time try in' to make out little chilluns is locked up in churches. Lemme try! You ain't got no strength in yo' skinny arms." Jimmy pushed, pounded and kicked vigorously, but only bruised his shins. There was no budging the door. "When Miss Cecilia said she'd 'ten' to everything I reckon she meant she would lock the do'," said Billy. "Le's clam out de winders," suggested Wilkes Booth Lincoln. But no matter how much they tugged they could not raise the heavy windows. "I don't believe they ever open windows in church, anyhow," announced Lina. "My father says that is why there is such an odor of sanctity here on Sunday." "I reckon our folks is 'bout scared to death about us by now," whimpered Frances. "Do you think they will know enough to come hunt us here." "I wisht they had tol' us not to come here, then they'd know we had come," sighed Jimmy. "Let's all scream together, this-away," showing them how. "I can't scream...
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Add this copy of Billy and the Major to cart. $9.95, good condition, Sold by Outside of a Dog Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BUCKSPORT, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1918 by Reilly & Lee.
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Hardcover 20th printing with moderate cover wear. Nonauthorial gift inscription in green ink on front free endpaper, with previous owner's bookplate on rear endpaper. Hinges sound, uncracked; pages tight, clean, unmarked. Small portion of front DJ flap glued along top edge to front pastedown, which affects upper edge of front cover. Overall moderate DJ wear. Not a former library copy. Sequel to Miss Minerva and William Green Hill.;
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Very Good. Fourth printing. Illustrated by William Donahey. Owner's name on front pastedown, red cloth lightly soiled with white streaks on spine, else very good, lacking the dustwrapper. A sequel to *Miss Minerva and William Green Hill.*.
Add this copy of Billy and the Major to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1918 by The Reilly & Lee Co.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Twentieth edition. Pictorial red cloth stamped in black. Illustrated by William Donahey. Owner's Pinocchio bookplate on front pastedown, pages lightly age-toned, near fine in a good edgeworn dustwrapper, spine faded with one inch chip on head. A sequel to *Miss Minerva and William Green Hill.*.
Add this copy of Billy and the Major to cart. $96.78, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1918 by Reilly & Britton.
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Good in good dust jacket. First Edition. dj shows moderate wear, tear, chipping, and creasing. gift inscription on the ffep. shows minor wear. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.