Penny Candy
by Fenton, Edward
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
USA: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Bound in the publishers yellow hard boards with contrasting black title lettering to spine. The 46 pages remain in fresh, clean condition throughout with no inscriptions and are tightly bound. Profusely illustrated throughout with the ininmitable black and white drawings of Edward Gorey. Double matching vivid orange endpapers to front and rear of book. Black title lettering to spine remains sharp and legible. A nice copy inside and out. Book sits solid and square. Housed in the distinctive yellow dustwrapper with front illustration by Edward Gorey. Light wear and overall signs of handling otherwise a presentable example of this attractive dustwrapper. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. Photographs of the book and the dustwraper are available at your request. An attractive copy of this Edward Fenton first edition with the weird and wonderful drawings of Edward Gorey. Becoming scarce in this condition.. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Gorey, Edward. FIRST EDITION.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000573
- Title
- Penny Candy
- Author
- Fenton, Edward
- Illustrator
- Gorey, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1970
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Rare Book Shelf
Biblio member since 2005
Herefordshire
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
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- 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....