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Jack, the Magic Beanstalk, & the Printing Office

Carter, Timothy Harrington. Jack and the bean-stalk. A new version. To which is added Little Jane and her mother. Boston: William Crosby & Co., 1841. 12mo (16.1 cm, 6.4"). 70 pp.; illus.
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Provenance: The decorative dedication leaf has been inscribed, in pencil: “William Warner from his dear Father.”

Binding:

Scarce: This edition not found in OCLC.

• Not in American Imprints. Bound as above, hinges (inside) cracked and endpapers showing offsetting; edges and extremities rubbed, spine sunned. Front pastedown and free endpaper with early inked inscriptions from the aforementioned William. Light foxing only. (25270)

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