From Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 19 April 2012
About this Item
"Laughing Boy" by Oliver LaFarge. First edition first printing with the title page date matching the copyright date (1929). Ex-Library copy. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1929. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Novel (Fiction) in 1930. Small 8vo, 302 pp. With the original second state dust jacket. On the second state dust jacket the front flap begins with "Riding over the desert, out of the wild north country where white men are little known, comes Laughing Boy, a warrior of the Navajos." The dust jacket is in good condition. Moderate chipping to the panels, spine and extremities. The original price of $2.50 is present on the front flap.The book is in fair to good condition. The spine is heavily faded and the boards are grubby. Previous owner's bookplate on the front paste-down. Smith College written on the front endpaper. Huntington Library embossed seal on the title and dedication pages. Slight musty smell emitted from the book. The textblock is clean and bright. A complimentary brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket is included for protection and display. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(Pul-44). Seller Inventory # 000735
Bibliographic Details
Title: Laughing Boy
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Publication Date: 1929
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: 1st Edition.
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