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YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN: THE ANTIQUES AND HISTORY OF CHILDCARE
by Kevill-Davies, Sally
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Nearly Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 185149135X
- ISBN 13
- 9781851491353
- Seller
-
Monmouthshire, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by Antique Collectors' Club, 1998. Hardback. Nearly Fine/Very Good. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. An enthralling and vividly written account of the history of child-raising over the last four centuries, and the everyday objects which were used. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos throughout. Colour frontis and colour pictorial endpapers. Reprint. Light shelf wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stella & Rose's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1826740
- Title
- YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN: THE ANTIQUES AND HISTORY OF CHILDCARE
- Author
- Kevill-Davies, Sally
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Nearly Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 185149135X
- ISBN 13
- 9781851491353
- Publisher
- Published by Antique Collectors' Club
- Place of Publication
- Uk
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- HISTORY HISTORY (BRITISH) CHILD DEVELOPMENT ANTIQUES
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Stella & Rose's Books
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About the Seller
Stella & Rose's Books
Biblio member since 2005
Monmouthshire, Aberdeen
About Stella & Rose's Books
About Stella & Rose's BooksWe have an extensive shop situated in the beautiful and historic village of Tintern in the Wye Valley on the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom.Located in the lovely village of Tintern - well known for its ancient abbey - Stella & Rose's Books has been established since 1991 and typically has up to 30,000 books in stock on many subjects but with particular emphasis on Natural History, Transport including Motor Sport, History, Art, Military, Childrens and Science & Technology.Stella & Rose's Books have received consistent praise - and awards - for our customer service, and books are carefully packaged in professional book boxes to ensure that they reach you in the best possible condition.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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