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GOODNIGHT MOON
by Brown, Margaret Wise; Hurd, Clement [illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1947. First Edition, Early Printing. Hardcover. Oblong octavo, unpaginated; G; Quarter green cloth and flat illustrated paper over boards; general rubbing and wear, primarily along extremities; ffep and title page separated at lower gutter, with following few pages progressively more attached; last page detached but present, with old tape remnants; front gutter slightly open; In copies lacking the dust jacket, which contains the only known first issue points, the Harper & Brothers imprint on the title page is used to indicate an early printing. This copy is a first or other early printing.; shelved case 14. 1345349. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1345349
- Title
- GOODNIGHT MOON
- Author
- Brown, Margaret Wise; Hurd, Clement [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Early Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have a large internet presence including this website, Amazon, and Ebay, accredited appraisals member ASA, and an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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