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The Little Broomstick
by Stewart, Mary
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: BROCKHAMPTON PRESS, 1971. Book. Illus. by Shirley Hughes. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) with 'Published in Great Britain 1971' and no reprint statement to the copyright page so therefore indicating a true first print in a good bright Dust Jacket which is not price clipped, it has wear to the top of the spine, slight tears, some lifting of laminate to the folds and top panels, not price clipped. Clean tight pages with no tears, tiny name to front end page. A classic and uncommon in jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013247
- Title
- The Little Broomstick
- Author
- Stewart, Mary
- Illustrator
- Shirley Hughes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- BROCKHAMPTON PRESS
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Stewart, Mary, first edition, The Little Broomstick
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About the Seller
Kelleher Rare Books
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Naas, Kildare
About Kelleher Rare Books
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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