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Pogo et al (3 Vols.)
by Kelly, Walt
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
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Rosemont, Pennsylvania
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951. Three volumes in three quarter green morocco with marbled boards and matching end papers. 5 raised bands with gilt titling and ornamentation. 2 vols. octavo and 1 quarto. Contains the following titles: Pogo, I Go Pogo, The Pogo Papers, The Incompleat Pogo, Uncle Pogo So-So Stories, and The Pogo Stepmother Goose. Front free endpapers of each volume are inscribed with Pogo drawing and signature of Walt Kelly. The quarto volume contains an explanation by the incribee's brother of the biblio background of these volumes of which only 2 sets exist.. Inscribed By the Author. First Thus Various Printings. Three-Quarter Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade.
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Details
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- The Title Page ABAA
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- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- WN41164
- Title
- Pogo et al (3 Vols.)
- Author
- Kelly, Walt
- Illustrator
- Author
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- second hand - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus Various Printings
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rosemont, Pennsylvania
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- Biblio
- The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's... [more]
- inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been... [more]
- 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... [more]
- Marbled boards
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- quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the... [more]
- jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps... [more]
- 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... [more]
- 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... [more]
- octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing... [more]
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