Thornton W. Burgess “Buster Bear’s Twins” c.1942 Vintage children’s hardcover
$24.00
CONDITION: Very good. No loose, torn or folded pages. No writing. Pages are quite tanned (the paper used during the World War Two rationing for these books was very acid).
All four original Harrison Cady glossy full-page illustrations are present. Binding and hinges are crisp and intact, not split. Corners lightly bumped. Original matching dust wrapper has a little edge wear, spine somewhat sunned. A pencil numerical annotation inside front flap, otherwise unmarked.
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Printed by Grosset and Dunlap circa 1942, 207 pages, decorated endpapers.
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| Weight | 16 oz |
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| Dimensions | 13 × 10 × 2 in |
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