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The Magic World
by E. Nesbit
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
NESBIT, E[dith]. The Magic World. With Illustrations by H[arold] R[obert] Millar and Spencer Pryse. London: Macmillan, 1912. 12mo, x 280 +[4] advts. Red cloth pictorially stamped in gilt. 12 b&w plates. Spine edges and corners a tad rubbed, spine lightly sunned, front hinge expertly (imperceptibly) mended, free endpapers toned, slight soiling in margins of one plate, else a surprisingly clean, bright copy. Scarce thus.
First edition. A wonderful collection of 12 fantasy tales for children from one of the early masters of the genre and the first author to make popular children's books about magic occurring in the here and now. Filled with magic, dragons, magicians, curses, and royalty, these wondrous stories show the breadth of Nesbit's clever and ironic prose. Nesbit's mastery of the fantasy genre and lasting influence can be seen in these sharp and powerful tales (including one in which a girl enters a cupboard only to find herself in another world).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049697
- Title
- The Magic World
- Author
- E. Nesbit
- Illustrator
- H.R. Millar
- Format/Binding
- Red cloth pictorially stamped in gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Pages
- x 280 +[4] advts
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Books of Wonder is NYC's oldest and largest independent children's bookstore, specializing in both new and old books. Established in 1980, Books of Wonder has a store in the Flatiron/Chelsea area of Manhattan.
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- Edges
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- Sunned
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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