The Island; or, Playing at Robinson Crusoe
by William Wood & Co
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Wood & Co., 1850. Undated, ca. 1850. A children's fantasy of pretending to be marooned on a tropical island a la Robinson Crusoe, illustrated with engravings. Pink cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and in blind, 55 pages. Some age-toning to the spine, light cover wear, good hinges, sound text block, small closed tear to rear endpaper, faint pencil gift inscription on front free endpaper.. Hard Cover. Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011747
- Title
- The Island; or, Playing at Robinson Crusoe
- Author
- William Wood & Co
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- William Wood & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1850
- Size
- 32mo - over 4" - 5" ta
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS STORIES FANTASY FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- 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....