NY: Prospect Press, 1913. Hardcover. G. Jessie Willcox Smith. Later printing (copyright 1911, first published by Dodd Mead). 4to, rust cloth w/ pictorial paste-on; 159pp, 6 full-page color plates. GOOD / no jacket: ex-library (label on fep, a few date stamps on fep, stamp on title page, but no pocket or spine label); edgewear at corners and spine head and tail, lt. rubbing at edges, tissue guard for frontis is creased with edgewear; hinge loose (book is a bit shaken but all intact); interior pages are clean with only gentle wear.

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Seller: Bygone Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 13171
Title: The Now-A-Days Fairy Book
Author: Chapin, Anna Alice
Illustrator: Jessie Willcox Smith
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - G
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: NY: Prospect Press
Date Published: 1913
Bookseller catalogs: Children's Literature;

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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...
Shaken: A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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....
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...