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Pinocchio (Junior Library, The World's Popular Classics, Art-Type Edition)
by COLLODI, C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: J. G. Ferguson & Associates. Good with no dust jacket. [c.1940s-1960s]. Hardcover. An undated reprint edition of the author's famous children's story, which has been reworked into many variations including a popular Disney movie. With 17 black and white illustrations throughout by an uncredited illustrator (whose name appears to be "L. Beaujon"). An entry in publisher's Junior Library, The World's Popular Classics series, Art-Type Edition. --- In green cloth-covered boards with image of reading children on cover in dark red, more images in dark red on spine and gilt-stamped titling on dark red spine blocks. Volume is undated, possibly published c.1940s-1960s; lacks a dust jacket. --- Partial splits near both covers have been carefully reinforced prior to this listing; w/lightly soiled covers, prior owner's penciled name to front paste-down, a few small tears to leaves, and mildly rounded cover corners, otherwise a firm, clean copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 252 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80942
- Title
- Pinocchio (Junior Library, The World's Popular Classics, Art-Type Edition)
- Author
- COLLODI, C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- J. G. Ferguson & Associates
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- [c.1940s-1960s]
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About the Seller
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Littleton, Colorado
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Glossary
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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