The Collector's Encyclopaedia of Dolls. 200 Illustrations and Marks in Colour and Black and White.
by Dorothy S. Coleman; Elizabeth A. Coleman; Evelyn J. Coleman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0709113005
- ISBN 13
- 9780709113003
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Robert Hale & Company, 1970. First Edition. . Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 1970 First Edition. Size quarto, 697 pages including index. A large and very heavy book. Maroon buckram cloth covered boards with gilt titles on black panel to the spine. With the dust jacket. Condition very good, corners and spine ends rubbed, lean/movement to spine a few light spots to end-papers, slight toning to pages edges else pages are very clean. A previous owner has made notes about dolls at the end of the index at the rear of the book and also has loosely inserted 2 sheets of further notes about dolls. Dust jacket condition very good, slight chipping to corners and head and tail of spine, spine slightly sunned, not price-clipped. A comprehensive reference work for doll collectors, very well illustrated. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016166
- Title
- The Collector's Encyclopaedia of Dolls. 200 Illustrations and Marks in Colour and Black and White.
- Author
- Dorothy S. Coleman; Elizabeth A. Coleman; Evelyn J. Coleman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Bound Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0709113005
- ISBN 13
- 9780709113003
- Publisher
- Robert Hale & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- NON FICTION HOBBIES PASTIMES DOLLS DOLLIES TOYS COLLECTORS COLLECTING COLLECTION
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
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