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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. From 'The Little White Bird'
by Barrie, J. M. Illustrated By Arthur Rackham
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. Undated [1912], the "best" edition with a different frontis and 7 additional plates in black and white. Fair to poor condition but with 49 of the total 50 tipped on color plates present (plate at page 116 is absent) and in good to very good condition. Four of the black and white plates are detached and ragged around the edges. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Covers heavily worn, sunned and spotted, spine barely legible and with heavily chipped ends, front hinge inexpertly internally reglued but secure, text block sound but not tight, text pages and black and white plates are lightly to moderately foxed but not the plates or the plain pages they are tipped onto, name on front free endpaper. . Hard Cover. Poor. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042486
- Title
- Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. From 'The Little White Bird'
- Author
- Barrie, J. M. Illustrated By Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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