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The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales

The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales

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The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales

by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item

London: Hodder and Stoughton A very good copy in red decorative cloth binding with tipped in colour frontispiece and 14 further tipped in colour plates by Edmund Dulac. With numerous designs and black and white illustrations by Dulac. Top page edges gilt. Undated but probably 1920's. The binding is bright and clean . There is a small white mark at the top corner of the front board and very slight fading to the spine, together with slight pulling to the spine. The contents are very clean and in very good condition. Lge octavo.

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Bookseller
E C Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
032031
Title
The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales
Author
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Illustrator
Edmund Dulac
Format/Binding
Decorative Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton
Place of Publication
London
Keywords
sleeping beauty; edmund dulac; early twentieth century illustrated
Bookseller catalogs
Illustrated; Children's;
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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About the Seller

E C Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney

About E C Books

E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.

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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...
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...
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...
Tipped In
Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...

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