Oppenheim, E. Phillips
Curious Happenings to the Rooke Legatees 1st Edition/1st Printing
Little, Brown, and Company, Boston: 1938
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A first edition first printing in very good + condition housed in a very good- dust-jacket. Dust Jacket has tears and torn edges while yellow boards have a few isolated stains. ; The Rooke Legatees is a children's book written by E. Phillips Oppenheim. It tells the story of the Rooke Legatees, a family of four who inherit a large fortune from an unknown source. The family members are curious about where the money came from, and they start to experience strange happenings that seem to be connected to the money.; Cover Illustration; 8vo; 288 pages
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