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Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (Deluxe Edition)
by The Brothers Grimm; Yolan, Jane (introduction)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York, NY, USA: Barnes and Noble, 2012. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rackham, Arthur. xxii, 722pp, plus 39 coloured, full page illustrations and numerous further vignette drawings, all by Arthur Rackham. With an introduction by Jane Yolan. Bound in full green bonded leather with extensive gilt decoration, tipped in illustration on front panel, two raised bands on spine, silver lettering. All edges gilt. Illustrated endpapers. Yellow satin ribbon marker bound in. There are some mild burnishes of the gilding on the text block edges, else fine throughout. Thick 8vo. A complete collection of the fairy tales researched and recorded by the Brothers Grimm. A beautiful book.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010149
- Title
- Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (Deluxe Edition)
- Author
- The Brothers Grimm; Yolan, Jane (introduction)
- Illustrator
- Rackham, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Barnes and Noble
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, USA
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- Beautiful Books, Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm, Barnes and Noble Collectible Classics
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
BookAddiction
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nr Canterbury, Kent
About BookAddiction
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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