The Golliwogg at the Sea-Side // FIRST EDITION //
by Upton, Florence K. and Bertha Upton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Redmond, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Longmans, Green and Co., 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Publishing date on title page, FIRST EDITION. Vintage childrens illustrated story, with politically incorrect images. Illustrated book boards are rubbed/soiled with green cloth spine complete, but mottled. Extremities show shelf wear overall, with corners worn. Pictorial end-papers. Front interior hinge is tight but has it's paper pulled away somewhat at gutter. A (top to bottom) crease to front end-paper, with a very shallow crease to several following pages. All color pages are vibrant and awesome. Some margins show faint finger smudges or just light foxing (not impacting text or illustrations.) One page has a 1" closed tear (no paper loss) at lower margin. A wonderful copy of this Nineteenth Century adventure. Protected in a mylar slip. (Sidebar: Mother (Bertha) wrote the verse and daughter (Florence) illustrated.) Insurance included. A FIRST EDITION.
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- Bookseller
- Margins13 Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003625
- Title
- The Golliwogg at the Sea-Side // FIRST EDITION //
- Author
- Upton, Florence K. and Bertha Upton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Golliwogg series; Vintage illustrated; British children's book
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- Cloth
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....
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