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Peacock Pie. A Book of Rhymes
by De La Mare, Walter
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable & Co Ltd, 1916. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Green Cloth, Gilt, Illustrated. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8 5/8" Tall. Color Plates By W Heath Robinson. Viii, 178. Original Green Cloth, Gilt, With Illustration Stamped In White And Gilt, Color Frontispiece, Many B/W Plates And Figures. Stated Second Impression (Of The 1916 / 1917 Constable Second Edition). Gift Inscription "For Lu With Love From Doodie And Balo [?] 10 August, 1922, With De La Mare's Signature And Further Inscription "With All Good Wishes" Nov. 24, 1924" Below. Some Rubbing And Wear To Cloth, Mostly At Corners, Pin Point Frays At Two Lower Tips. Endpapers A Little Darkened, Hinges Tight. Tissue Guard For Frontispiece Browned As Usual, With A Small Chip At Upper Right. Spine Gilt All Present But No Longer Strong.Very Faint Damp Spot At Lower Corner Of Front Cover, Cloth Still Green But Slightly Lightened.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025519
- Title
- Peacock Pie. A Book of Rhymes
- Author
- De La Mare, Walter
- Illustrator
- Color Plates By W Heath Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Green Cloth, Gilt, Illustrated
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Size
- 8 5/8" Tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Childrens Books 1901-1950;
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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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