Parley's Tales By a Grandfather: For the Instruction and entertainment of His Young Friends
by Goodrich, Samuel Griswold
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Richard T.Bowyer Book. Poor. Cloth. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. No date, but c.1850. Dark green cloth with scrolls and titles in gilt on spine.Cream endpapers. Condition: Poor to fair, covers have been damp to the outer edge at some point, with some raising of cloth to the rear cover. Covers and spine are generally shelfworn with bumping to spine and cover corners. Front hinge has cracked so that the spine is loose from the text, but rear hinge holding firmly.Text not affected. pp.137-140 becoming loose, otherwise binding sound. Previous owners name on fep. 284pp. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard of a painting by W.Mulready. Includes chapters on the alphabet, bees and astronomy. .
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002489
- Title
- Parley's Tales By a Grandfather: For the Instruction and entertainment of His Young Friends
- Author
- Goodrich, Samuel Griswold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Richard T.Bowyer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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