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[Unpublished Whimsical Illustrated Children's Book]. The Roving Tinker, A Legend of the Dover Road

[Unpublished Whimsical Illustrated Children's Book]. The Roving Tinker, A Legend of the Dover Road

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[Unpublished Whimsical Illustrated Children's Book]. The Roving Tinker, A Legend of the Dover Road

by Hare, E. [P.W. and A. Hunt, illustrators]

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Very good internally but vellum heavily soiled and toned, boards bowed, contents clean with some light finger-soiling.
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About This Item

[n.p., England], 1917. Very good internally but vellum heavily soiled and toned, boards bowed, contents clean with some light finger-soiling.. Attractive manuscript children's book filled with watercolor illustrations.

A whimsical story in verse about a carefree itinerant fellow and his dog set in the early twentieth century wandering the towns of southern England before finding and then losing untold riches in Canterbury - and learning that time and leisure are more valuable than money.

This book appears to be unpublished as we trace no printed version of any variation of this title by this author or illustrators.

Oblong 4to. 7 leaves. Clearly a work of love as it is bound in full vellum with gilt lettering and marbled endpapers.

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Seller
Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
333
Title
[Unpublished Whimsical Illustrated Children's Book]. The Roving Tinker, A Legend of the Dover Road
Author
Hare, E. [P.W. and A. Hunt, illustrators]
Book Condition
Used - Very good internally but vellum heavily soiled and toned, boards bowed, contents clean with some light finger-soiling.
Quantity Available
1
Place of Publication
[n.p., England]
Date Published
1917

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About Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB

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Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
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...
Soiled
Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Vellum
Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...

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