Excerpt: ...then, finding his eyes still intently studying her, she once more gave her attention to the waif. "Really, I did forget them," she asserted. "You shall have a new suit long before you need it." "Cert'in dat oin't no fake extry youse shoutin'?" "Truly. How old are you?" "Wotcher want to know for?" suspiciously asked the boy. "So I can buy a suit for that age." "Dat goes. Ise ate." "And what's your name?" "Swot." "What?" exclaimed the girl. "Nah. Swot," he corrected. "How do you spell it?" "Dun'no'. Dat's wot de ...
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Excerpt: ...then, finding his eyes still intently studying her, she once more gave her attention to the waif. "Really, I did forget them," she asserted. "You shall have a new suit long before you need it." "Cert'in dat oin't no fake extry youse shoutin'?" "Truly. How old are you?" "Wotcher want to know for?" suspiciously asked the boy. "So I can buy a suit for that age." "Dat goes. Ise ate." "And what's your name?" "Swot." "What?" exclaimed the girl. "Nah. Swot," he corrected. "How do you spell it?" "Dun'no'. Dat's wot de newsies calls me, 'cause of wot Ise says to de preacher man." "And what was that?" "It wuz one of dem religious mugs wot comes Sunday to de Mulberry Park, see, an' dat day he wuz gassin' to us kids 'bout lettin' a guy as had hit youse onct doin' it ag'in; an' w'en he'd pumped hisself empty, he says to me, says he, 'If a bad boy fetched youse a lick on youse cheek, wot would youse do to 'im?' An' Ise says, 'I'd swot 'im in de gob, or punch 'im in de slats, ' says I; an' so de swipes calls me by dat noime. Honest, now, oin't dat kinder talk jus' sickenin'?" "But you must have another name," suggested Miss Durant, declining to commit herself on that question. "Sure." "And what is that?" "McGarrigle." "And have you no father or mother?" "Nah." "Or brothers or sisters?" "Nah. Ise oin't got nuttin'." "Where do you live?" "Ah, rubber!" disgustedly remarked Swot. "Say, dis oin't no police court, see?" During all these questions, and to a certain extent their cause, Constance had been quite conscious that the doctor was still watching her, and now she once more turned to him, to say, with an inflection of disapproval,
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Illustrated by ARMSTRONG, margaret cover art MA&Howard Chandler Christy. Good. 6x7"squarish GOOD Condition, MISSING ILUST PAGE 62, HAS FRONTIS & 4 OTHERS each protected with glassene sheet. Attractive cover shows bit water stain top 2" front cover. Could be matched up with a lesser copy to have all plates. Not shaken, not all marked up.; GOLD SPINE & COVER TIELS ON DARK GREEN CLOTH. FLORAL COVER ART BY "MA" SHOWS RED BERRIES ON GREEN HOLLY WITH LIGHT GREEN TALL FLOWERS IN MIDDLE OF BOOK. ****MISSING 1 ILUST ON PAGE 62**************; 536ps pages; Cover ilust cameo shows MARTHA WASHINGTON surrounded by Swords.
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Fair. Decorative cloth cover shows moderate wear, tear, rubbing, and edgewear. Binding is detached from the textblock. Pages are lightly tanned and mostly clean. Over 500, 000 Internet Orders FIlled.
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Good. First edition. Decorative green cloth stamped in white, green, and red by Margaret Armstrong. Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy and Margaret Armstrong. Lacking front fly, some pages loose, spine edges chipped and torn, thus a good only copy.
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Illustrated By Howard Chandler Christy with Decorations By Margaret Armstrong. Very Good. No Jacket. Moderate edgwear and some freckling to perimeter of boards. Also, moderate soiling at perimeter. Gilt along top. Internally clean with illustrations present.
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Very Good. Hardcover Very Good Standard used condition May have some wear, highlighting, notes, creasing, previous owner's name, etc May or may not include supplements such as infotrac or other web access codes (the dust cover may be missing) Fast & reliable delivery Exceptional customer service.
