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A Last Century Maid and Other Stories for Children
by Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1896. Title page dated 1896. Illustrated with six black and white plates, one of each story included in the book. Pink cloth with gilt lettering and Art Nouveau illustration in white and tan. The covers are unevenly faded and soiled with rubbing to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, child's bookplate inside front cover, pages clean with very minor red pen marks on two blank pages (verso of frontis and verso of story title page). Stories include: A Last Century Maid; Kanichungo's Story; Christmas in Seventeen Seventy-Six; Roy's Christmas Eve; A Dog and a Sunbeam in Prison; Little Peacemaker.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037826
- Title
- A Last Century Maid and Other Stories for Children
- Author
- Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS ILLUSTRATED STORIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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