The Dawn Child. With pictures by the Author.
by IRVING, BERYL:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London. Faber and Gwyer. 1926 1st.. 8.5 x 6.75 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine and gilt and black illustration to front. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly faded and rubbed at ends. Vertical crease to back. Corners slightly rubbed. With protective plastic wrap). Front board part faded. Slight browning to endpapers. School stamp and presntation inscription dated 1929 to front endpaper. Colours clean and bright. Else a clean and tight copy. 251 pp. With 8 colour plates and b/w illustrations in text. Children’s story. Mig runs away from her grim old cousin Belinda. After being caught, she escapes with the help of the Dawnchildren and eventually finds her Mother and her Fairy Prince.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94109
- Title
- The Dawn Child. With pictures by the Author.
- Author
- IRVING, BERYL:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London. Faber and Gwyer. 1926 1st.
- Keywords
- Childrens Dustwrapper First Edition Fantasy Illustrated Books Literature
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The Antique Map & Bookshop
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About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.