Slovenly Peter; or, Cheerful Stories and Funny Pictures, for Good Little Folks
by Dr. Henry Hoffman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Early 20th century reprint of this classic 19th century German children's cautionary tale. Solid and VG- in its pictorial dark-yellow cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and device at the front panel and spine. Darkening along the front panel edges and light soiling at the rear panel. Still though, attractive and presentable. Quarto, very impressive chromolithographed plates thruout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10568
- Title
- Slovenly Peter; or, Cheerful Stories and Funny Pictures, for Good Little Folks
- Author
- Dr. Henry Hoffman
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Porter & Coates
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Keywords
- rare children's books, German children's books in translation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens; Mythology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
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