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Mother Goose's Melodies: Songs for the Nursery
by William Wheeler (edited by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Charming, antique copy of "MOTHER GOOSE'S MELODIES" - or, Songs for the Nursery edited by William Wheeler. 1878; Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Boston and New York. The book features numerous full-page illustrations. At the beginning of the book is the story of "The Goose or Vergoose Family" (the family of Elizabeth Foster Goose of Boston, who is said to be the original Mother Goose). There is a "Notes" section at the back.
Condition:
Light soiling to the covers and spine; bright gilt lettering on the spine; tiny cloth tears to 3 of the corner tips; fraying to the edges of the spine. Tight binding with no loose pages; crack at the rear hinge between the end paper and pastedown (despite the crack, the back cover is firmly attached and not shaky). Light stains/smudges to the pages and an occasional stray pencil mark; inscription dated 1910 in pencil on the front end papers. Overall the book is in very good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5146
- Title
- Mother Goose's Melodies
- Author
- William Wheeler (edited by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1878
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- mother goose, mother goose's melodies, mother gooses nursery rhymes songs set to music, aesops fables, grimms tales, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, hans christian andersen, andersens tales story book, under the window, mother goose, language of flowers, hum
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics; Literature / Fiction; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- New
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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