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TANGLEWOOD TALES For Girls and Boys: Being A Second Wonder Book
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel; illustrations by George Wharton Edwards
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press, 1888. Imperial Edition. Cloth. Good. George Wharton Edwards. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition, thus. A Good copy. 4to., iv, 190 pp., illustrated with numerous text drawings, plates, and frontispiece with tissue guard. Blue cloth beveled boards with Greek Hero illustration affixed to the front board, in gilt. Some spotting to the blue cloth, particularly the rear board. The spine's crown tip is heavily sunned, and brittle, about an inch from the top, effecting the title. End papers facing the paste down browning. Previous owner's Christmas 1888 inscription on the front end paper. A couple of the text signatures are starting to loosen. Internally clean and bright. A Good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004974
- Title
- TANGLEWOOD TALES For Girls and Boys: Being A Second Wonder Book
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel; illustrations by George Wharton Edwards
- Illustrator
- George Wharton Edwards
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Imperial Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- greek, myths, stories, hawthorne
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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