Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1898. a reading copy of delightful stories and lovely illustrations; ink gift inscription on second ffep, dated Christmas 1899 "Willard From His Grandma"; the illustrations for pages 10, 62, 140, 174, and the frontispiece are missing; front and rear end papers are separated at the gutters, but reglued; binding is somewhat shaken, but the text block is clean; no pages of text missing; edges of some illustration pages are heavily edge-worn, with loss; small closed tears, slight smudges, fold marks throughout; this book has been loved but cared for; moderate fraying on three corners and spine extremities; slight chipping at front and rear gutters; 230pp.. Early Reprint. Embossed, Illus. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Oliver Herford. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

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Bookseller: Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: JD433
Title: Little Mr. Thimblefinger
Author: Harris, Joel Chandler
Illustrator: Oliver Herford
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: Early Reprint
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1898
Keywords: `Children's Anthology; Children's Reader
Bookseller catalogs: Children's;

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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....
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....
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Shaken: A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...