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Peterkins, The Story of a Dog
by Ossip Schubin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
John Lane, London, 1906. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Cottington Taylor. OSSIP SCHUBIN. Peterkins, The Story of a Dog, London: John Lane, 1906. Octavo, English-language edition, pp. [x], 180, 3 (ads), red cloth boards with gilt lettering and dogs on spine and front, illustrations by Cottington Taylor, translation from the original German by Mrs. John Lane, inscribed on the free front endpaper by her and her husband, the publisher, to Henry Harland and his wife. Harland is best remembered as the editor of The Yellow Book, an 1890s art and literary quarterly that launched Aubrey Beardsley. The story involves a puppy's progress in Germany. Condition of this book: Spine sunned, covers darkened with a couple spots on the back panel, hinge crack at title page. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Cottington Taylor. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Germany; 1900-1920; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54493. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54493
- Title
- Peterkins, The Story of a Dog
- Author
- Ossip Schubin
- Illustrator
- Cottington Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Children; Germany; 1900-1920; Art & Design. Cottington Taylor Ossip Schubin Peterkins, The Story of a Dog
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Warwick, New York
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Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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