A Wonder Book; For Girls and Boys
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Rand McN ally and Co., 1913. Windermere Edition. Hardcover. very good. Octavo.9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Green buckram cloth with color pictorial paste-on mounted to front cover.Gilt lettering to cover and spine. 253pp. Pictorial endpapers. 16 color and black and white full page color illustrations by Milo Winter.
Synopsis
Classical myths retold by Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the masters of American literature--King Midas with his Golden Touch, Pandora's Box, The Adventure of Hercules in quest of the golden apples, Bellerophon and the Chimaera, Baucis and Philomon, Perseus, and Medusa.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76911
- Title
- A Wonder Book; For Girls and Boys
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Windermere Edition
- Publisher
- Rand McN ally and Co.
- Date Published
- 1913
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....