The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats in the Air
by ANDREWS, JANE (unattributed)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T.Nelson, 1862. Hardback. Fair. Blue cloth embossed boards, decorated gilt title to front board, gilt title label to spine. 110pp. B&w frontis engraving entitled 'Agoonack the Esquimaux Sister' with tissue guard. Externally bumped and scuffed at corners and edges; spine dulled. School prize label to 1st pastedown dated 1863 (top corner of this has peeled away). 1 inch closed tear at base of hinge at title page; scattered foxing throughout, especially prominent on endpapers - legibility not compromised. A good tight copy otherwise.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ripping Yarns (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33259
- Title
- The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats in the Air
- Author
- ANDREWS, JANE (unattributed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T.Nelson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1862
Terms of Sale
Ripping Yarns
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About the Seller
Ripping Yarns
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London, London
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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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.