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The Hedgehog.
by H.D. (Hilda Doolittle.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Brendin Publishing Company,, 1936. In the scarce dust jacket First edition, first impression, one of 300 copies only. This rare title is H.D.'s only work for children, a fable begun in 1924 as a pacifist tract. She wrote it while living in Vaud, Switzerland, and had it published for distribution to her friends. Small quarto. Original green paper boards, spine lettered in black, front cover lettered in black within black rules. With dust jacket. Black and white vignette illustrations in the text by George Plank. Spine ends bumped, tiny chip at foot, edges toned with a little wear, inner hinge cracked but firm at pp. 56-7; jacket sunned, slight loss at spine ends and upper corners, split at foot of front joint, a few short closed tears, top edge creased, a few splash marks on front panel, unclipped; a very good copy in like jacket. Boughn A17a.i.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 165674
- Title
- The Hedgehog.
- Author
- H.D. (Hilda Doolittle.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: The Brendin Publishing Company,
- Date Published
- 1936
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Jacket
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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