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The Book of Simon (in original dust jacket)
by A.S.M. Hutchinson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- fine/very good
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. fine/very good. First printing. Square octavo in cream colored cloth lettered and lined in gilt and gold. 109 pp. Color frontispiece and additional full page illustrations by A.H. Watson. A toughing, charming book in which the author writes about his little son. From the dedication page: "To Simon from his Affectionate parents Hoping that when he is Old Enough to Read It He will not Uopbraid His Father for having Written It".Generally fine, bright example, hint of foxing to the half-title. In the original dust jacket duplicating the color portrait of Simon on the frontispiece, light soiling, some shallow edge wear and two short closed tears to the rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E21375
- Title
- The Book of Simon (in original dust jacket)
- Author
- A.S.M. Hutchinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- children, boys, fathers, parents, memoirs,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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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