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McLoughlin Bros., Springfield Edition

The Boys of Dickens

McLoughlin Bros., Springfield.
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What we checked, and where to see itRCB-17655665f68d · 8 photographs of this copy
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Title page reads 'The Boys of Dickens / Retold / Illustrated' with a color frontispiece 'Oliver Twist Asks for More'
examined on the copy in hand
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Copyright-verso colophon: 'MADE IN U.S.A. / McLOUGHLIN BROS.
examined on the copy in hand
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INC. / SPRINGFIELD MASS / 1828 PUBLISHERS ©'
examined on the copy in hand
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Spine foot lettered 'McLoughlin Bros. Inc.'
examined on the copy in hand
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No copyright year and no number line printed on the copyright page
examined on the copy in hand
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Pencil ownership name on front free endpaper (not the author's hand)
examined on the copy in hand
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Edition not established either way from the copy in hand.
not established either way; recorded because we checked
Flaws, each one named
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Frayed/chipped cloth at head and tail of spine
noted on the copy in hand
2
Paint/finish loss and flaking to front board (lower center)
noted on the copy in hand
3
Soiling and dampstain-like marks to rear board
noted on the copy in hand
4
Rubbing and wear to board edges and corners
noted on the copy in hand
5
Toned/browned pages throughout
noted on the copy in hand
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Pencil ownership name and numbers to front free endpaper
noted on the copy in hand
This copy
McLoughlin Bros., Springfield Edition

What a true first shows: Not established from these photos. This is a McLoughlin Bros. Inc. (Springfield, Mass.) issue; the Springfield imprint reflects the post-1920 Milton Bradley era, and the '1828' in the colophon is the firm's founding date, not a copyright year. No copyright date or printing statement is legible, so the priority of this copy against any earlier McLoughlin (New York) issue cannot be judged here.

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