The Campfire Girls Do their Bit or, Over the Top with the Winnebagos (The Campfire Girls series)

Language: English

Published by A. L. Burt Company, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1919

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One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #8 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, the ones we are offering here are all in their original First State bindings & DJs. This book is a FIRST EDITION, slightly later printing, from 1919, listing to Self in front matter, Book $10 in rear, & Book #9 on back DJ. Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has blue cloth-covered boards decorated on front & spine with images of Camp Fire girls engaged in various activities, lettered in black & red to front & spine. In 242 pages + 12 pages of ads for other children's series in rear, with a glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, heavier around edges, unmarked save for former owner's name & date (1925) to ffep. Modest rubbing to extremities, heavier to both ends of spine & all corners, with some fraying. The unclipped First State original DJ is Good: intact, but with a few large chipped areas, including paper loss to all corners & both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Title
The Campfire Girls Do their Bit or, Over the Top with the Winnebagos (The Campfire Girls series)
Author
Frey, Hildegard G.; Davis, J. Watson (Illustrator)
Publisher
A. L. Burt Company, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Publication year
1919
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Davis, J. Watson
Edition
First Edition Later Printing
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Children-Young Adult (YA)::Collectible Series, Children-Young Adult (YA)::Scouting/Other Boys & Girls Clubs

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