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Author:
Newell, Peter 1862-1924  Search this
Former owner:
Goldman, Elinor DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[47] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Juvenile fiction
Specimens
Stories in rhyme
Date:
1912
C1912
Notes:
Illustrated t.p.
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NASMRB copy 39088015922073 is imperfect: the lower outside corner of the title leaf has been torn away; p. [5]-[6] also has small tears, clumsily repaired. There are children's scribbled marks in pencil and crayon on some pages, including the t.p.
NASMRB copy has the inscription of a former (child) owner: Elinor Goldman ... Chelsea, Mass.
NASMRB copy has the publisher's blue cloth binding with a color-printed and illustrated paper panel mounted on the front.
Summary:
The upward progress of a rocket, lit in the basement by the janitor's son, causes some strange situations as it passes through twenty floors of apartments.
Topic:
Fireworks  Search this
Toy and movable books  Search this
Apartment houses  Search this
Rockets (Ordnance)  Search this
Call number:
PZ8.3.N46 Ro8X 1912
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_550909