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The Little Bookroom: Short Stories for Children
by FARJEON, Eleanor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1960. Early Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Edward Ardizzone. Tall 8vo. Pp. xii, 302. Illustrated with numerous Ardizzone drawings. Ochre cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Boards square, leaves crisp and bright. In the color illustrated dust jacket with price 12s 6d intact on the front flap: top edge slightly age-toned, spine a tad darkened and spine head with a shallow chip. A bright, presentable copy. Award-winning collection of twenty-seven stories, many in the style of fairy tales. One of Ardizzone's best contributions to a children's book, and his wrap-around dust jacket illustration presents an ideal domestic vignette. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6431
- Title
- The Little Bookroom: Short Stories for Children
- Author
- FARJEON, Eleanor
- Illustrator
- Edward Ardizzone
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
Glossary
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- 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...
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