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An American ABC (Caldecott Honor)
by Petersham, Maud and Miska
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: MacMillan Company, 1941 Blue Cloth boards titled in gilt rubbing to edges, faint stain to board edge, cloth worn through at base of spine, internally clean and tight. A grand and lovely ABC book of American history and historical figures, brought to life by the Petershams with detailed and majestic illustrations (see Peterson & Solt, C17). Caldecott Honor. . First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Maud & Miska Petersham. 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009714
- Title
- An American ABC (Caldecott Honor)
- Author
- Petersham, Maud and Miska
- Illustrator
- Maud & Miska Petersham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- MacMillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- abc, Alphabet, american history, history, caldecott Medal, Caldecott award, caldecott Honor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Caldecott Medal & Honor Books; Alphabet Books;
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
All items returnable within 10 days after receipt, with prior notification, for a full refund. Buyer to pay return insured/trackable shipping. All returns should be boxed. Refund to be granted after item has been returned in the same condition as when first shipped. We do not drop ship or ship blind, all orders will contain branded labels and materials
About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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