LONG ACRE, ENGLAND: ODHAMS PRESS LTD. Not dated. Date given is approximate. Blue boards with impressed illustration on front board and board spine. Gilt title on board spine. Moderate wear on board edges. NB: binding between last page and back board is weak/partly broken and braced with now ageing clear tape. Page edges are foxed. Creasing/small tear on side edge of last page(text is not affected). Includes stories by Algernon Blackwood(The Italian Conjuror), E. Nesbit(The Cockatoucan), Naomi Mitchison(In Patria Potestate), Hans Andersen(Soup From A Sausage Skewer). Colour frontispiece illustration by Joyce Mercer. Also includes poetry, non-fiction articles. Black and white illustrations. Location: MG5 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 1950.

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Bookseller: TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017238
Title: THE GOLDEN GIFT BOOK
Author: NAOMI MITCHISON, E. NESBIT, HOWARD SPRING(CONTRIBUTORS)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: ODHAMS PRESS LTD
Place of Publication: LONG ACRE, ENGLAND
Date Published: 1950

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