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The Little White Bird or Adventures in Kensington Gardens (very first appearance of Peter Pan)
by J.M. BARRIE
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First American edition, copyright date 1902, later edition (1916). Very first appearance of Peter Pan! Near Fine. No dustjacket, as published. Original green cloth gilt, top edge gilt. Minor rubbing to spine head and tail, some wear to edges of text block; Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper. Octavo. A lovely copy in excellent condition.
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- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31487
- Title
- The Little White Bird or Adventures in Kensington Gardens (very first appearance of Peter Pan)
- Author
- J.M. BARRIE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- PETER PAN, ENGLISH LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE;
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Grinning Cat Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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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