London: Macmillan and Co., 1910. First Editiion. Half Morocco. Good. Goble, Warwick. 4to. All 40 tipped in plates present. First plate's brown paper, onto which plate tipped in, with two small pieces of tape along edge on non-plate side. Plates otherwise, and plates proper, clean, but some moderate foxing throughout on text pages. Leather on spine sunned. Gilded lettering there is bright. Five raised bands. Green cloth front board has stain mark that looks like half the imprint of a glass. Evidence of not very well done repair to top two inches along front and rear gutters. Overall a good copy, in a nice leather binding.

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Bookseller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000709
Title: Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales
Author: James, Grace
Illustrator: Goble, Warwick
Format/Binding: Half Morocco
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Editiion
Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1910

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Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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....
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...