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The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat
by George Randolph Chester
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
McCann, New York. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER. The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat, New York: James A. McCann, 1922. Quarto, first edition, pp. [ii], 70, 6 color plates, gray cloth boards with gilt lettering and black illustration on front, childish hand coloring to half-title and last page, small ownership signature on rear cover, illustrated by Robert Lawson. Lawson was the only person ever to win the Caldecott and Newbery awards, and Toofat was his first book. He went on to illustrate The Story of Ferdinand, Mr. Popper's Penguins and other great children's books. Worldcat locates several copies of Toofat, but this edition is scarce. Condition of this book: Finger marks on covers, corners rubbed and worn, overall good to very good. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Children; United States; 1920s; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54390. .
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- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54390
- Title
- The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat
- Author
- George Randolph Chester
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McCann
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Children; United States; 1920s; Antiquarian & Rare. George Randolph Chester The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Worldcat
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
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