Published by E. Churton, London, 1848 Second Edition. Hardback. , rebacked with paper, corners rubbed, covers a little darkened, previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, vignette title page taped in and lacks tip of bottom corner, front hinge a little weak, may lack 4 plates, a worn copy with some attractive plates. Small Octavo ( 16.5 x 13 cm ). , 126 pages illustrated with hand coloured vignette title page and 3 further colour plates , red cloth with decorative blind stamped borders, gilt title and illustration to front, all edges gilt , yellow endpapers

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Bookseller: Keogh's Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 22955
Title: Fables for Children, Young and Old, in Humorous Verse
Author: Staite, W. Edwards
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used - , rebacked with paper, corners rubbed, covers a little darkened, previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, vignette t
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Published by E. Churton
Place of Publication: , London
Date Published: , 1848
Keywords: Staite, W. Edwards, Fables for Children, Young and Old, in Humorous Verse, illustrated by T.H. Jones children\'s illustrated Victorian hand coloured plates

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Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Rebacked: having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Vignette: A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...