The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature
by Untermeyer, Bryna & Untermeyer, Louis (Editors)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Racine, Wisconsin: Golden Press. Very Good-. 1972. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 544 p. 26.5 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Tiny tears to the spine ends and corner tips, and a tiny hole in spine gutter. Spine is somewhat sunned. Small squiggle on front edge of text block. Overall lightly soiled. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Around half a dozen leaves have a corner fold. Otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked. A collection of stories from fairy tales, classic children's work, fables, etc. Includes both colour and black and white illustrations reproduced from the original works. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5949
- Title
- The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature
- Author
- Untermeyer, Bryna & Untermeyer, Louis (Editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- Fifth Printing
- Publisher
- Golden Press
- Place of Publication
- Racine, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1972
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's - Story Collections;
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...