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The Grateful Sparrow and Other Tales
by Angela Thirkell
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1935. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 10" by 7.5". Ludwig Richter. A collection of children's tales translated from German into English. Charmingly illustrated by Ludwig Richter This collection has been translated by Angela Thirkell, an English/Australian novelist. The stories are a selection of folktales and fairytales by several lesser known German authors. The flyleaf notes that these five unknown stories 'will find a warm welcome in the nursery world.' In original pictorial cloth boards and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with minor shelfwear. Occasional light spots to the boards. Dustwrapper is chipped to the head and tail of spine, resulting in some loss. Closed tears to the externals of front wrap. Light scattered spots to wrap, internally and externally, heavier to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. The odd spots to endpapers. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 566L46
- Title
- The Grateful Sparrow and Other Tales
- Author
- Angela Thirkell
- Illustrator
- Ludwig Richter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Children's Fairytale Folklore German Fairytale
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- Dustwrapper
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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