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[Gaskin, Georgie Cave] Horn-Book Jingles

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[Gaskin, Georgie Cave] Horn-Book Jingles

Name: [Gaskin, Georgie Cave] Horn-Book Jingles
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Author: Gaskin, Mrs. Arthur

by Gaskin, Mrs. Arthur

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London: The Leadenhall Press, 1896. First Edition. First Edition. Tall octavo, 9 x 5 inches. Original grey-green cloth with black stamped illustration to both covers, lettering to spine. Top edge gilt, bottom edge uncut. Unpaginated with 71 superb pages of jingles and black and white illustrations by Georgie Gaskin (title slightly tinted] concerning the horn book. Printed on thick card paper, on one side only. With three pages of advertisements, one at the beginning for Andrew Tuer's "History of the Horn Book, (1896), and two at the rear. Covers with wear causing some fading of the black ink used in blocking, corners and edges showing wear, internally quite clean and bright, and the text block is tight for a thick book such as this, owing to the paper size. Housed in the same style contemporary morocco backed folders and slipcase as others from the same Gaskin collection in our possession.

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Bookseller: Nudelman Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6370
Title: [Gaskin, Georgie Cave] Horn-Book Jingles
Author: Gaskin, Mrs. Arthur
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Leadenhall Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1896

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Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.

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Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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....
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.