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Little Garden People and What They Do
by Sharp, Ann Pearsall. Illustrated By Marion Bryson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Publishing Co., 1938. First edition, 1938, with a personalized inscription signed by the author on the front free endpaper. This has an unfortunate musty odor from basement storage that should dissipate over time. Pictorial hardcover with green cloth spine, illustrated in color and black and white throughout, matching dustjacket. The book has some rubbing to the extremities, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with no other names or markings - and the aforenoted musty odor. The mylar protected dustjacket is in fair condition with a significantchip tot he front, additional chipping to spine that does not affect the title, closed tear to rear, overall soil from use. A fun book about the insects that live and thrive in our gardens.. Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039789
- Title
- Little Garden People and What They Do
- Author
- Sharp, Ann Pearsall. Illustrated By Marion Bryson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Saalfield Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Akron, OH
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS COLOR ILLUSTRATED SIGNED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
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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.
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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