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The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin

by Browning, Robert

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Very Good
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About This Item

London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1939. 38pp, rebound in modern half morocco and marbled paper over boards, smooth back, title in gilt to spine, gilt roll to edges of morocco, decorated endpapers. Externally near fine, internally some very light foxing to half-title and title, text has sporadic light foxing, but is generally fairly clean. Colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings by Rackham. Original upper wrapper bound in at rear. See Riall, page 186 for the first edition. Reprint. Half Morocco and Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Rackham, Arthur. 8vo.

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Bookseller
Temple Rare Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
000043
Title
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Author
Browning, Robert
Illustrator
Rackham, Arthur
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
George G. Harrap and Co.
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1939
Size
8vo
Keywords
Rackham, Illustrated, Original Wrapper, Ebay

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Temple Rare Books

Seller rating:
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Oxford, Oxfordshire

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Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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...
Rebound
A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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....
Marbled Paper
Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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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