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Mother Goose in Hieroglyphics
by Mother Goose. Bleiler, E F (Auth)
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Brown, Taggard & Chase, 1859 Limp, embossed blue cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, rubbing to spine folds, writing in three places (unintelligible) not affecting text, title page bound in upside down and backward. A selection of Mother Goose rhymes with some of the words replaced with small engravings, rebus style. Originally published in 1849, this copy is undated, but this publisher existed only in 1859, according to AAS. . Early Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Engravings. Oblong 16mo..
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009749
- Title
- Mother Goose in Hieroglyphics
- Author
- Mother Goose. Bleiler, E F (Auth)
- Illustrator
- Engravings
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- Brown, Taggard & Chase
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- Oblong 16mo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Nursery rhymes, Rebus
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mother Goose;
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
All items returnable within 10 days after receipt, with prior notification, for a full refund. Buyer to pay return insured/trackable shipping. All returns should be boxed. Refund to be granted after item has been returned in the same condition as when first shipped. We do not drop ship or ship blind, all orders will contain branded labels and materials
About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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