The Desert Daisy
by Wells, H.G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine - no dj; minor rubbing to spine end; all else-clean, tight, & attractive
- Seller
-
Golconda, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Urbana, Il: Beta Phi Mu, 1957. Limited Edition (4,413). hardcover. Near fine - no dj; minor rubbing to spine end; all else-clean, tight, & attractive. 8 vo; black cloth covered boards; gilt lettering on front board and spine; patterned end papers; unpaged; small frontis piece b/w photograph of Wells as a child; introduction pp vii-xvix, includes note page; heavy blue paper stock blank page separates introductory material from facsimile section which reproduces both Well's illust. & text.
Wells's earliest surviving narrative length composed when he was twelve years old. Scarce in this edition and condition.
Wells's earliest surviving narrative length composed when he was twelve years old. Scarce in this edition and condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rosebud Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1.19168
- Title
- The Desert Daisy
- Author
- Wells, H.G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine - no dj; minor rubbing to spine end; all else-clean, tight, & attractive
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition (4,413)
- Publisher
- Beta Phi Mu
- Place of Publication
- Urbana, Il
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- H.G. Wells
- Bookseller catalogs
- children's literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rosebud Books
Biblio member since 2007
Golconda, Illinois
About Rosebud Books
Rosebud Books is located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest in the "Land Between the Rivers". We are an internet shop, open by appointment to the public. Our inventory contains a litte bit of everything from vintage technical to modern first eds. We have a nice collection of vintage and collectible children's literature and all types of poetry, art, & drama.
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- Rubbing
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- Facsimile
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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