Poor Cecco (Signed, Ltd. With 6" x 9" Original Photo Laid in)
by WILLIAMS, Margery - Written as Margery Williams Bianco
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: George Doran, 1925. A very good + copy in 1/4 vellum like spine and blue boards (the front hinge is just starting) in original slipcase that shows edgewear. With seven (7) tipped in color plates with tissue guards. This copy was limited to 105 copies of which this is #52. An added bonus -- laid in is a 6" by 9" trimmed early photo of Ms. Margery Williams (Bianco). Margery is the author of the noted children's classic, "The Velveteen Rabbit". . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed, Limited.
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- Bookseller
- abookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7000370
- Title
- Poor Cecco (Signed, Ltd. With 6" x 9" Original Photo Laid in)
- Author
- WILLIAMS, Margery - Written as Margery Williams Bianco
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Doran
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Children's
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed; Illustrated; Children's;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
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- Vellum
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- Spine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- First Edition
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