The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
by Charles Perrault; Harry Clarke [illus.]; Thomas Bodkin [intro.]
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodge Publishing Co, 1922. Very Good. New York: Dodge Publishing Co., n.d. [ca. 1922]. No edition statement. Printed in Edinburgh by Turnbull & Spears. Quarto (10.25" x 7.75"); 157pp, [158-160]. Twenty-four illustrations -- 12 full color, including frontis, and 12 black and white, with black and white vignettes throughout. Publisher's blue cloth with white lettering and gilt decoration. Gilt to top page edges; white endpapers. Boards rubbed at corners and spine ends, with some light scuffing down joints, and a few faint scuffs to surface. Spine a bit darkened, with lettering and illustration largely worn away. Prior owner's name on front free endpaper, with small seller's ticket for Miller & Rhoads Book Department of Richmond, VA on front pastedown. Sparse foxing to page edges. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11998
- Title
- The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
- Author
- Charles Perrault; Harry Clarke [illus.]; Thomas Bodkin [intro.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dodge Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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