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A Terrible Tomboy.
by BRAZIL, Angela
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Gay and Bird,, 1904. First edition, first impression, presentation copy inscribed on the half-title "Mabel Deakin, With A. Brazil's love, Xmas 1904". Brazil was one of the first British writers of modern schoolgirls' stories, and this is her first children's novel. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine and front board lettered and decorated in black, red, and white. Colour frontispiece and 5 similar plates. Light wear to extremities, spine sunned but clear, the binding otherwise sound, endpapers a little toned as often, slight spotting to first few leaves, else internally fresh and unmarked; a very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 149594
- Title
- A Terrible Tomboy.
- Author
- BRAZIL, Angela
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Gay and Bird,
- Date Published
- 1904
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
All major credit cards are accepted. Both UK pounds and US dollars (exchange rate to be agreed) accepted. Books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for any reason, please notify first of returned goods.
About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...