The Animal Story Book
by Andrew Lang, ed
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/none as issued
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1896. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very good/none as issued. H.J. Ford. A very good first edition. Binding just a bit soft. Gilt on cover is bright. All edges gilt. Midnight blue endpapers. Missing first free endpaper. Number 4848 penciled on rear pastedown. 400 pp. 12mo. The Animal Story Book, part of Andrew Langs original Fairy Book series, has been admired time and time again, enchanting readers with its carefully crafted prose and eclectic assortment of tales, featuring animals from land, sea, and air, from the domesticated dog and parrot to the wild lion and dolphin. Originally published in 1896, this collection of celebrated tales has stood the test of time. Some of the famous stories included are:The Story of Androcles and the LionThe War Horse of AlexanderThe Adventures of PyramusTwo Highland DogsThe Ship of the DesertThe Otter Who was Reared by a CatStories from Pliny
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1167
- Title
- The Animal Story Book
- Author
- Andrew Lang, ed
- Illustrator
- H.J. Ford
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- none as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works
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Gridley, California
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Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...