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First edition

The Adventures of Prickly Porky

Thornton W. Burgess
Little, Brown, and Company, 1916. First edition, first printing.
$45One copy · this copy

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What we checked, and where to see itRCB-283442ec83b0 · 10 photographs of this copy
Copyright 1916 with 'Published, September, 1916' matching the book's first appearance
examined on the copy in hand
No reprint / later-printing lines present beneath the publication statement
examined on the copy in hand
Title page dated 1916, Boston, Little, Brown, and Company
examined on the copy in hand
'The Bedtime Story-Books' series with Harrison Cady illustrations
examined on the copy in hand
Flaws, each one named
1
fraying and fabric loss at head and tail of spine
2
soiling and darkening to boards, front and rear
3
rubbing/wear to corners and board edges
noted on the copy in hand
4
toning to endpapers and page block
5
pencil bookseller code and ink gift inscription to front endpaper
This copy
First edition

What a true first shows: Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1916. First printing carries 'Copyright, 1916' with 'Published, September, 1916' and NO subsequent 'Reprinted' lines below it; later printings add reprint dates.

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.