A Child's Dream of a Star
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A Stokes Co., 1894. Hardcover. VG. Tucker, Elizabeth S (illustrator). slight slant to book, some soiling to covers and to front page edges, touch of rubbing to front cover, tips worn, bottom corners bumped, few thumbprints scattered throughout book. Red and gilt decorative binding. Quite scarce. This Stokes edition is uncommon. The WorldCat lists on copy located at Columbia University. The British Library holds six various editions but not this one. From the Collection of Masterpieces series. This copy, in addition to the complete Child's Dream, illustrated by Elizabeth S. Tucker, includes speciman pages from the other titles in the series, Evangeline by Longfellow, illustrated by C. H. Johnson; The Day Dream by Tennyson, illustrated by W. St J. Harper; Songs of Seven by Jean Ingelow, illustrated by K. Este; Selections from Point Lace and Diamonds by George A. Baker, illustrated by C. Moore-Smith; Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant, illustrated by C. K. Linsdon. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hard Cover.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shed (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013293
- Title
- A Child's Dream of a Star
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- Tucker, Elizabeth S (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick A Stokes Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
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Glossary
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- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Worldcat
- Worldcat is a collaborative effort produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and supported and used by 72,000 libraries...
- 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...