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The Princess and the Goblin
by Macdonald [Mac Donald], George; 30 Engravings By John Sanderson Dalziel And Arthur Hughes
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J B Lippincott & Co [1871], 1872. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth, Gilt. Very Good +. 6 7/8' Tall. 203 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt And Black Lettering And Design, Two Blank Front Free Endpapers, Two Blank Rear Free Endpapers, The Elaborate Green Cloth Binding Being Very Similar To Strahan's 1871 London First Edition And The 1871 Routledge New York Printing, But With No Publisher's Name At Base Of Spine, And Lippincott Name And 1872 Date On Title Page [The Actual Publication Date Of This Lippincott Edition Is Cited As December 1871, And, As Lippincott Was Strahan's American Publisher At This Time, It Seems Likely That This Edition Is The First Authorized American Edition]. The Strahan Edition Has "Goblin" On Spine And Cover In Black, But In The Routledge And This Lippincott Edition That Word On The Spine Is In Gilt.] 30 B/W Illustrations In The Text, Half-Page At Center Of Pages, Signed With The Dalziels' Name [In Plural] And Hughes' Initials. Very Well Preserved, Covers Clean, All Gilt And Black Complete And Strong, All Gilt Still Brilliant, Rubbing And Wear To Cloth At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips, A Few Frays At Top And Bottom Of Spine And Pinpoint Frays At Three Of The Tips; Hinges Tight, Original Off White Coated Endpapers, No Cracking To Hinges, No Names Or Marks, No Repairs, Slight Spine Lean. Display Quality.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025507
- Title
- The Princess and the Goblin
- Author
- Macdonald [Mac Donald], George; 30 Engravings By John Sanderson Dalziel And Arthur Hughes
- Format/Binding
- Green Cloth, Gilt
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J B Lippincott & Co [1871]
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1872
- Size
- 6 7/8' Tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens Books 1851 -1900; Rare And Unusual Books; Literature: Nineteenth Century;
Terms of Sale
Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
Biblio member since 2013
Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- New
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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