Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen
by Hans Christian Andersen
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1909. Reprint. 387 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscriptions to front endpapers. Front hinge cracked thus the board is slack. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with splitting to spine ends. Notable scuffing, staining and marking to boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1699528070CAB
- Title
- Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen
- Author
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.