A Mid-Century Child and Her Books
by Hewins, Caroline M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ condition
- Seller
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Kingston, New York, United States
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About This Item
Good+ condition Macmillan NY 1926 1st edition hardcover 12mo, 136 pages, color and b+w illustrations, gilt cover design and titling. Remembrances of the books of the author's childhood with reproductions of illustrations from early children's books including color. Light wear to spine ends and a little fading of the cloth at extremities. 1/2" closed tear to front free endpaper. Solid clean copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pages Past Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OURBOOKS001969
- Title
- A Mid-Century Child and Her Books
- Author
- Hewins, Caroline M
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- children's juvenile books on books children Americana
Terms of Sale
Pages Past Books
All items returnable promptly for refund.
About the Seller
Pages Past Books
Biblio member since 2006
Kingston, New York
About Pages Past Books
Located at 75 Pearl St., Kingston NY with hours by Chance or Appointment. Website is www.pagespast.com
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...