The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales. From the Old French. Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
by Quiller-Couch (Sir Arthur) (Illustrated by Edmund Dulac)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1910].. Brown buckram stamped in blind, spine and front cover designed and lettered in gilt. Thirty mounted colour plates with tissue guards. Light foxing to margins of early leaves, corners a bit bumped, some rubbing to back cover but a nice bright copy.
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- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56876
- Title
- The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales. From the Old French. Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
- Author
- Quiller-Couch (Sir Arthur) (Illustrated by Edmund Dulac)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1910].
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William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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About the Seller
William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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Sidney, British Columbia
About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...