The Brownies Through the Union: Our Fifth Book
by Cox, Palmer
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Century Co., 1895. 144 pp. Pictorial boards with color illustrtions of brownies, or fairies. Spine is legible but worn, and split at the top. Boards are rubbed, especially the extremities. Binding is lose, plain brown endpapers are lightly foxed and small tear at corner. Interior is in very good condition _excepting p.143-144, which is badly torn). Charming illustrations throughout, for every state in the "union." . First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033645
- Title
- The Brownies Through the Union: Our Fifth Book
- Author
- Cox, Palmer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Children's
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...