riffith, Farran, Okedon & Welsh, 1889. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Kate Greenaway. An early example of Greenaway's work. A short story of an improving nature, ideal for a Sunday School prize - as here. Prize label on front free end paper which has lost the lower quarter of the page. First published 1874. This copy is undated but has a printer's code at rear for 1889. Publisher's pale brown cloth with black and gilt decoration. A well used copy with rubbing to binding, some fraying of spine ends and the inner joint cracked but holding. 159 pages. Size: 8vo. Illustrator: Kate Greenaway. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24401. .

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Bookseller: Steve Liddle (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24401
Title: The Children of the Parsonage
Author: [ Selous, Henry Courtney ]
Illustrator: Kate Greenaway
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: riffith, Farran, Okedon & Welsh
Date Published: 1889
Keywords: BZDB28 childrens children's fiction story stories juvenile greenaway Fiction; The Children of the Parsonage Selous Henry Courtney
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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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...
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.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...