Cautionary Tales
by Belloc, Hilaire
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1997. Folio Society Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Posy Simmonds. 160pp. Octavo [23cm] Illustrated forest green cloth over boards with a white, red, yellow, and black illustration of a older woman and a young child stamped in ink on front board and a jump rope on back board. Title stamped in ink on spine. Bright yellow endsheets. In a bright red paper covered slipcase. A charming printing of Hilaire Belloc's beloved poems for children. The text is complimented by many full color, whimsical illustrations by Posy Simmonds.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65744
- Title
- Cautionary Tales
- Author
- Belloc, Hilaire
- Illustrator
- Posy Simmonds
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Folio Society Reprint
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- poetry, children's poetry,
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...