TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN.
by PEARCE. PHILIPPA. ; Einzig. Susan. Illustrates
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford University Press. London. 1958. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.8 inches). Superbly illustrated with 27 line drawings by Einzig. A handful of pages with a light brown mark to the bottom of the page, otherwise a fresh and clean copy, finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled and decorated in gilt. Twin black morocco labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A lovely copy of this classic.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10408
- Title
- TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN.
- Author
- PEARCE. PHILIPPA. ; Einzig. Susan. Illustrates
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press. London. 1958
- Date Published
- 1958
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings; Children's and Illustrated books; Modern First Editions.;
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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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