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Mustard and Cress: Their Surprising Adventures and the Downfall of Burdock
by C.O. Murray
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1879. First edition. Cloth. Fair. 8.5" by 6.5". C.O. Murray. A scarce, late nineteenth-century children's fairy tale about two little elves, Mustard and Cress, colourfully illustrated throughout. A delightful, late nineteenth-century children's tale about two little elves, Mustard and Cress, a prickly old elf named Burdock, and a beautiful fairy princess. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original pictorial paper boards. Illustrated with twenty-four plates in colour by C.O. Murray. Collated and complete. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper boards. Externally, cloth is split to the front joint, and front board, front free-endpaper, and frontispiece may detach with further handling. Shelf wear to the boards, fading to the paper binding, and bumping to the extremities. Some loss to the binding on the rear board. Internally, amateur tape repairs to the front hinge. Front hinge has nearly failed, and front board, front free-endpaper, frontispiece, and title page may detach with further handling. Light spots and handling marks to the pages. Fair
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 839J21
- Title
- Mustard and Cress: Their Surprising Adventures and the Downfall of Burdock
- Author
- C.O. Murray
- Illustrator
- C.O. Murray
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- 8.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- mustard and cress fairy tales children's fairy murray
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- Shelf Wear
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- Fair
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- Title Page
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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