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Vital Things for Lively Youngsters
by Rowland, T. J. S. and Smith, L. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Cassell and Company, Ltd, London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney, 1943. Reprint. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Authors. foreword by authors, A Fourth Letter to Ann and Jim by T. J. S Rowland. The text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings by the authors. 1/4 red coloured textured cloth covered back strip. 3/4 tan coloured boards with dark red coloured titles to the front panel. The fourth outing by the authors teaching and explaining to children science, nutrition, light etc. The book is showing age and use. Bumping to the book corners with the underlying board visible. Softening of the back strip edges with some rubbing also present. Water staining / marks to the book panels – please see photograph. Chipping along the front edge of both the front and rear boards. Browning to the text block edges with light age toning of the pages. Offset tanning to the endpapers with original bookseller's sticker to the lower right hand corner of the front paste-down. Second Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 127, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Authors. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; 1940s; Reference. Inventory No: 0122576. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0122576
- Title
- Vital Things for Lively Youngsters
- Author
- Rowland, T. J. S. and Smith, L. G
- Illustrator
- Authors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- BZDB2 children, activities, book, science Children; 1940s; Reference. Authors Unbranded Rowland, T. J. S. and Smith, L. G. Vital Things for Lively Youngsters
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Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Offset
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- Text Block
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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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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