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Old-Time Stories
by PERRAULT, Charles
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable and Co, 1921. First Thus. Leather bound. Near Fine. W. Heath Robinson. Small 4to. Pp. xi; 200. Six color plates, many b&w illustrations; frontispiece; three-quarter navy morocco over navy cloth; raised bands with gilt-decorated compartments; marbled edges and ffep. Heraldic school device to front panel, in gilt. Remnant of old prize label on front pastedown, trifling wear to corners. Includes Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, and others, as well as a few by Mme. d'Aulnoy and Mme. Leprince de Beaumont. The original binding for this uncommon book was cloth; this deluxe binding appears to be a custom design; the prize label indicates the book was presented by a headmaster to a worthy student. Scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 652
- Title
- Old-Time Stories
- Author
- PERRAULT, Charles
- Illustrator
- W. Heath Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Constable and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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