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Fairy Tales By Hans Andersen (Signed, Limited Edition, Unopened, In Original Box, With Original Dust Jacket Flaps)
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Illustrations And Prefatory Note By Arthur Rackham
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: George C. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1932. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. 288 Pp. White Parchment Covers (Often Mistaken For Vellum), Gilt. #391 Of A Limited Edition Of 525 Copies, Signed By Rackham. A Very Near Fine Book, Slight Age Toning To Spine, Pages Entirely Unopened (Still Attached Along Foredges). Minor Cleaning Of Two Spots On Spine, By Heritage Bindery. With The Original Paper Flaps Which Were Attached To A Dust Jacket Which Rarely Survives; These Original Flaps Have Been Attached To A New Glassine Cover, And There Is A New Internal Plain Dust Jacket Of French Handmade Paper For Additional Protection. The Original Box Is Present, With The Printed Label Also Numbered 391; The Box Is Well Preserved, Minor Repairs And Archival Cleaning By Heritage Bindery, The Label Complete Without Chipping Or Wear Or Staining, And The Box Has A New Glassine Jacket With Large Flaps.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040120
- Title
- Fairy Tales By Hans Andersen (Signed, Limited Edition, Unopened, In Original Box, With Original Dust Jacket Flaps)
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian; Illustrations And Prefatory Note By Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- George C. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Childrens Books 1901-1950; Literature: Nineteenth Century;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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...
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