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THE STORY OF AN IRISH POTATO.
by SCHOFIELD, Lily. Written and illustrated by Schofield. Dumpy book.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Chatto and Windus, 1908.. FIRST EDITION 1908, small 8vo, 128 x 80 mm, 5 x 3 inches, blue cloth illustrated on upper cover in black and red (2 children carrying a very large Dumpy book), tiny black and red vignettes at top and bottom of spine, coloured frontispiece and 23 coloured plates in blue, black and brown, pages: (4), 95. Text and plates printed 1 side only. Old neat inscription across top of front pastedown and endpaper, weakly crossed out (see image), otherwise a near Fine clean bright copy of this quite uncommon Dumpy book. This was the last in the series, No. 40, commissioned by Grant Richards but published by Chatto and Windus after Richards' bankruptcy in 1904. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46864
- Title
- THE STORY OF AN IRISH POTATO.
- Author
- SCHOFIELD, Lily. Written and illustrated by Schofield. Dumpy book.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Chatto and Windus, 1908.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Irish potatoes Ireland children's picture book DUMPY BOOK
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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