Favorite Fairy Tales: The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women.
by NEWELL, Peter (illus.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A very fine copy in a very fine jacket. The glassine is chipped and creased; and the box is soiled and worn.
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1907.. First edition.. publisher's embossed gilt art vellum, t.e.g., in publisher's stiff gilt dust jacket and publisher's printed glassine wrapper; enclosed in publisher's two-part printed box.. A very fine copy in a very fine jacket. The glassine is chipped and creased; and the box is soiled and worn. . 8vo,. Illustrated by Peter Newell..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71006
- Title
- Favorite Fairy Tales: The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women.
- Author
- NEWELL, Peter (illus.)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Peter Newell.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's embossed gilt art vellum, t.e.g., in publisher's stiff gilt dust jacket and publisher's printed glassine
- Book Condition
- Used - A very fine copy in a very fine jacket. The glassine is chipped and creased; and the box is soiled and worn.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1907.
- Pages
- xix, 355 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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