Excerpt: ... world?" 73 "I t'ought it was gittin' on well past der middle, all right," retorted Ches. "What 'ud yer expeck of a man dat never heerd der like before?" "I knew what to expect. I never heard them either till I came out here. I was digging a hole up the side of that hill yonder, and had begun to feel that there was something behind me, and that it was almost time to go home, when old Jack, who has the voice of his family, poured out his soul about twenty rods away. I was half way home, Ches, before I got sand ...
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Excerpt: ... world?" 73 "I t'ought it was gittin' on well past der middle, all right," retorted Ches. "What 'ud yer expeck of a man dat never heerd der like before?" "I knew what to expect. I never heard them either till I came out here. I was digging a hole up the side of that hill yonder, and had begun to feel that there was something behind me, and that it was almost time to go home, when old Jack, who has the voice of his family, poured out his soul about twenty rods away. I was half way home, Ches, before I got sand enough to go back and investigate. But now listen, and you'll hear something prettier than that." 74 He put his fingers to his lips and whistled a bugle call. "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning," sounded Jim. And back came the pretty reveille in a fabric of music, indescribably interwoven; sharp and staccato from the neighboring walls; the lightest of whispers from the distance, turning and twisting upon itself and starting afresh when all seemed still. "Say, dat is prutty!" said Ches enthusiastically. "Hit her again!" 75 "Young man, you can come up here whenever you feel like it in the future, but as for now, I'm for home and grub." "Dat ain't so bad, neither. Der animile's jumped me up an' down till I cud hold more'n a man. Dis spook's hang-out business won't quit, will it?" "No, sir; that's a fixture. Hang on tight now, and I'll race you to the cabin
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Illustrated by F. Graham Cootes. Good with no dust jacket. Cover is worn and soiled. Closed edge is soiled. Spine slant. Frontis and 5 illustrated plates intact, 3 more illustrative plates are present but detached. Some soil to pastedowns, endpapers and the margins of some pages of the text. Binding sound. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package.; Pencil; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 145 pages.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good. 145pp; Blue cloth boards with white lettering & decorations to front & spine, frontispiece tissue guard intact, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Vintage children's fiction. Illustrated by F. Graham Cootes.
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Good. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Contemporary gift inscription on the front endpaper. Pages lightly tanned. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
