The Queen's Museum
by Stockton, Frank R
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York : SCRIBNER'S , 1906 . First Edition . Good . 8VO . The first and one of the most uncommon of the Scribners classics. Quite wonderful plates by Frederick Richardson. The cover paste on and the title page feature a gold metallic ink. Large piece missing from tail of spine, extensive foxing, front hinge repaired, rear hinge cracked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Williams, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10071
- Title
- The Queen's Museum
- Author
- Stockton, Frank R
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- SCRIBNER'S
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Pages
- 219 pp.
- Keywords
- Children's and Illustrated
- Size
- 8VO
Terms of Sale
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Safe delivery guaranteed. All books returnable for any or no reason within 30 days of receipt. If misdescribed we will pay return postage.
About the Seller
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Victoria, British Columbia
About Neil Williams, Bookseller
We have been buying and selling on the Internet since 1992, full- time since 1998. We started as collectors of children's and illustrated books and this is still our largest specialty. We pride ourselves on the quality of our stock and our commitment to the contentment of our customers.
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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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.