The True Story Book
by Lang, Andrew
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Sastamala, Finland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1893. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Bogle et al. Original decorated blue cloth gilt, a.e.g., pp. xiv, 337. A very nice, clean copy, no discernible foxing. The edges and decorations remain bright. Minor tear to the cloth at the crown, nicks to the tail. Corners bumped and rubbed. Cracked a bit at the prelims and the frontispiece tissue guard is browned but overall, VG indeed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Northern Lights Rare Books (FI)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1901200444
- Title
- The True Story Book
- Author
- Lang, Andrew
- Illustrator
- Bogle et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- children's literature, lang fairy books, pictorial gilt.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Northern Lights Rare Books
Biblio member since 2020
Sastamala
About Northern Lights Rare Books
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Glossary
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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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...