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Katy Kruse at the Seaside or the Deserted Islanders (In Dustjacket)
by Eleanor Farjeon
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1932. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good. A sharp copy of the 1st American edition, circa 1932. Clean, tight and Near Fine in its pictorial boards. And in a bright, presentable copy of the uncommon dustjacket, which is clean and VG, with light tape applied to the inside of the dustjacket and light chipping --with several small closed tears-- along the edges. Quarto, with 12 wonderful color photo plates of real dolls posed in the various activities described in the text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20371
- Title
- Katy Kruse at the Seaside or the Deserted Islanders (In Dustjacket)
- Author
- Eleanor Farjeon
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- rare children's books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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