The First Book Library for Boys and Girls
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Greystone Press. Very Good+. 1950-1953. Cloth. A complete 10 volume set of this Library in Very Good+ condition. Red cloth with gilt lettering and cover design. All volumes are clean and tight with some bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Includes A first Guide to first Books which gives the background of this most interesting set; This set of books is the collected texts of books for children from the publishing partnership of Helen Hoke Watts and Franklin Watts, a name which is still highly respected in the world of non-fiction publishing. The Watts set out to write individual books about subjects interesting to children - like airplanes, electricity, God, baseball and American history. Their goal was not just to give facts, but to help the reader understand the subject at hand. Aimed primarily at grades 3-6. Various authors and illustrators. An interesting piece in the history American non-fiction publishing; Large 8vo ; X .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15022
- Title
- The First Book Library for Boys and Girls
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Greystone Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950-1953
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Children's Books, Franklin Watts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroads;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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Summerville, South Carolina
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.