That Awful Little Brother
by May Baldwin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Chas Pears . The first edition of this charming and uncommon novel by May Baldwin, illustrated by Chas Pears. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and five plates by Chas Pears. Collated complete. This fun fictional work was written by author May Baldwin. The work tells the story of an unconventional family as they move from the countryside to the town and deal with the high jinks of the sister's younger brother. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally very smart with fading to the spine, the odd slight mark to the board and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and occasional spotting, heaviest to the front. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884Z11
- Title
- That Awful Little Brother
- Author
- May Baldwin
- Illustrator
- Chas Pears
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. & R. Chambers, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- First edition Illustrated May Baldwin Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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....
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.