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A Book of Discoveries
by Masefield, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Wells Gardner, Darton and Co. Ltd.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Gordon Browne. London: Wells Gardner, Darton and Co. Ltd., (1910). Presumed First Edition, Signed by Masefield on the half-title page. 8vo. xii,354p plus 10p publisher's catalogue. Text block untrimmed. Pictorial tan cloth stamped in green, black, and white, letters in gilt. Bright, slight wear, rear cover lightly soiled, very good plus.Over 50 illustrations in b&w, including endpapers, frontispiece, title page (title and author's and illustrator's name in red), within text, initials, head-and-tailpieces. Lacks pictorial slipcase.; Over 50 illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 354 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8389
- Title
- A Book of Discoveries
- Author
- Masefield, John
- Illustrator
- Gordon Browne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Wells Gardner, Darton and Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's & Illustrated, English Literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Text Block
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- Soiled
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- Title Page
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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...
- Jacket
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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