VINTAGE 1951 RARE HARDCOVER BOOK - "THE CATNIP MAN" BY ROCKPORT AUTHOR RUTH HOLBERG & ILLUSTRATED BY LISL WEIL. 1ST EDITION & PRINTING. FORMER LIBRARY BOOK. MANY WONDERFUL BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS. THE BLACK EMBOSSED NUMBER SEEN ON THE BOTTOM COVER, WAS TYPICALLY AN ACCESSION OR LIBRARY CALL NUMBER USED FOR CATALOGING, INVENTORY, AND THEFT PROTECTION BY PREVIOUS INSTITUTIONAL OWNERS.

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NO TORN OR MISSING PAGES. BINDING INTACT. THE WITHDRAWAL ENVELOPE THAT HELD CARD, HAS BEEN TORN OUT & THE ADJOINING PAGE HAS A RUBBER STAMP READING "EASY 3-4 FICTION". SEE INSIDE COVER PAGES. THE TITLE PAGE HAS A SMALL RAISED STAMP IMPRINT - "THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF FORT AND ALLEN COUNTY", ALONG THE OPENING BORDER EDGE; ALSO LIBRARY MARKS IN RED BALLPOINT. A NUMERICAL + LETTER RUBBER STAMP IS ON THE DEDICATION PAGE & 1 BLANK PAGE AT BACK OF BOOK. THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT STAINS (AS SEEN IN PICS), BUT NOT BAD. NO UNPLEASANT ODORS. SEE ALL PICS. QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME & ENCOURAGED. SALE IS FINAL.