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Christmas: A Book of Stories Old and New
by Dalgliesh, Alice
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Charles Scribner's and Sons, New York, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover (illustrated Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Hildegard Woodward. Acknowledgements and about the stories in this book. Colour illustrated end pages, frontispiece, with slightly aged tissue guard, and all of the drawings and illustrations within the text had been created by Hildegard Woodward. Cream coloured cloth covered boards with small blue coloured illustration embossed to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel with red coloured embossed titles to the top edge; and blue coloured titles to the back strip. Blue coloured tint to the top text edge. A series of Christmas stories arranged to celebrate the first Christmas, recount amazing tales of wonder, telling Christmas tales from other lands and early American festivities. Softening and rubbing to the back strip edges with bumping to the book corners with some rubbing. Sunning of the back strip along with some white marks. The cloth of the board is slightly rubbed, darkened and shows handling marks. Light tanning of the text block edges and pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], VII - VIII, [2], 3 - 232 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Hildegard Woodward. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Illustration; Religion & Theology. Inventory No: 0287676. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287676
- Title
- Christmas: A Book of Stories Old and New
- Author
- Dalgliesh, Alice
- Illustrator
- Hildegard Woodward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (illustrated Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's and Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Christmas, anthology, stories, celebration Children; Illustration; Religion & Theology. Hildegard Woodward Unbranded Dalgliesh, Alice Christmas: A Book of Stories Old and New
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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