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Beauty and the Beast
by Rosemary Harris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$455.48A$409.93
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1979. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine. 8.5" by 10". Errol le Cain. A fine copy of the first Errol le Cain illustrated edition of 'Beauty and the Beast', a colourful edition signed by the illustrator. The first edition of this work illustrated by Errol le Cain.Signed by le Cain to the recto of the front endpaper, dated the year of publication.Rosemary Harris' lovely adaptation of 'Beauty and the Beast', a long-beloved tale.Illustrated colourfully in colour throughout by Errol le Cain, who won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1984. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, smart. Spine is sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a couple of very light spots to the title page. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884P33
- Title
- Beauty and the Beast
- Author
- Rosemary Harris
- Illustrator
- Errol le Cain
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8.5" by 10"
- Keywords
- Beauty and the Beast errol le cain rosemary harris errol le cain
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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