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Lot 397
STOCKTON, Frank R. (1834–1902). Ting–a–Ling. New York and C...
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STOCKTON, Frank R. (1834?1902). Ting?a?Ling. New York and Cambridge: Riverside Press for Hurd and Houghton, 1870. 8vo. Numerous plates and in text vignettes including the illustrated title?page by E.B. Bensell. Original pebbled terracotta cloth over beveled boards (BAL A cloth), stamped in blind and with gilt decorations (few tiny spots of fraying at foot and corners); cloth chemise; slipcase. Provenance: early indecipherable ownership signature on ffep. FIRST EDITION of the author?s first regularly published book, preceded only by a small pamphlet and a short story contribution. BAL 18866; Blanck, Peter Parley to Penrod p. 32.
