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Three Little Kittens (Little Golden Book #1, 5th Printing in Dust Jacket)
by Masha (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Very Good+
- Seller
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Springfield, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1943. 5th printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good+. Book This is a highly collectible copy of the first of the Little Golden Books bound in the original blue cloth spine and in its dust jacket as issued. This is a 5th printing in July 1943. The back cover is Style #2.1 – "The Little Golden Library" title with a numbered list to #16. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 42 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though a little toned from age. Solid blue spine over heavy paper-covered cardboard. The book it close to fine condition with the only defect the name of the child in an adult hand (with the name of the aunt who gave him the book as a gift). The boards are in excellent condition with sharp corners and a small bit of paper loss on the rear cover at the bottom edge. No foxing in this copy. The price-clipped dust jacket has a small bit of wear at the head of the spine and a 3/8" closed tear in the center of the bottom edge, which has resulted in a light diagonal fold line from the top of the edge to almost the foot of the outside fold. The jacket has been protected in a clear sleeve for some time. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; United States; 1940s; Little Golden Book; Fiction. Main Picture: Masha (Illustrator), Three Little Kittens (Little Golden Book #1, 5th Printing in Dust Jacket) - Front panel of the dust jacket. Picture 2: Masha (Illustrator), Three Little Kittens (Little Golden Book #1, 5th Printing in Dust Jacket) - Rear panel of the dust jacket (the white in the upper right corner is from the glare on the clear sleeve protecting the jacket). Picture 3: Masha (Illustrator), Three Little Kittens (Little Golden Book #1, 5th Printing in Dust Jacket) - View of the spine of the dust jacket. Picture 4: Masha (Illustrator), Three Little Kittens (Little Golden Book #1, 5th Printing in Dust Jacket) - Front cover. Picture 5: Masha (Illustrator), Three Little Kittens (Little Golden Book #1, 5th Printing in Dust Jacket) - Rear cover. Picture 6: Masha (Illustrator), Three Little Kittens (Little Golden Book #1, 5th Printing in Dust Jacket) - Inside front cover with the name of the child and title page. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1167. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1167
- Title
- Three Little Kittens (Little Golden Book #1, 5th Printing in Dust Jacket)
- Author
- Masha (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Little Golden Book Children; United States; 1940s; Little Golden Book; Fiction. Unbranded Masha (Illustrator) Three Little Kittens (Little Golden Book #1, 5th Printing in Dust Jacket)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Ohio residents must pay the required state sales tax for intra-state sales. Thirty (30) day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Biblio member since 2007
Springfield, Ohio
About Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Quaint Book Shop is an online bookselling service that features regional and local history, classic children's and religious books and specializes in Kenneth Roberts books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- 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....
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