The Burgess flower book for children,
by Thornton W Burgess
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- First Edition/No DJ
- Seller
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Cloverdale, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition/No DJ. First Edition. Published May 1923 on CP. Light shelf wear and rubbing to boards with some loss to gilt in lettering. Former owner's name written on front paste down. Binding slightly shaken with front hinge exposed but still bound and fairly sturdy. Unmarked clean pages.
Reviews
On Feb 22 2023, a reader said:
This book is wonderful! It helped create my love of plants! Very fun for children. And very beautiful.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Flip Your Wig (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030418010
- Title
- The Burgess flower book for children,
- Author
- Thornton W Burgess
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - First Edition
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Flip Your Wig
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About the Seller
Flip Your Wig
Biblio member since 2011
Cloverdale, California
About Flip Your Wig
Flip Your Wig has been selling books since 2003. We offer a wide range of books, but pay special attention to vintage children's books, vintage paperbacks, and modern and contemporary first editions. We are always happy to hear from customers, so feel free to contact us anytime!
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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.