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WABENO, THE MAGICIAN
by Mabel Osgood Wright
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Item Price
A$61.90A$49.52
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About This Item
New York-London: Macmillan & Co., 1899. WABENO, THE MAGICIAN- Mabel Osgood Wright- Illustrated by Joseph M. Gleeson- Macmillan & Co.- NY-London-UK- 1899-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers elaborate designed red cloth board, with gilt title on spine, rubbed at extremities and spine, but square and tight- illustrated thru-out in b&w, glossary, xi + 346 pages, tight, corners bumped, spine has very small chips towards bottom, very minimal-binding is extremely tight- small amounts of foxing towards ffeps- library bookplate on inside front cover- 'Norman Williams Library- Woodstock, June 1900- 8 full page illustrations and 60 in text illustrations-SEE PHOTOS- "This is a story about nature as seen thru the eyes of small girl when she puts on magic glasses & speaks with animals & the wind, etc.; True 1st Edition in the red cloth, title page 1899 and copyright page 1899, first printing.- A wonderful SCARCE copy!- Sequel to "Tommy-Anne and the Three Hearts"- Collectible!- Fiction-juvenile-fantasy-magic-illustrated (3495) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG/No Jacket. Illus. by Joseph M. Gleeson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- jakoll
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3495
- Title
- WABENO, THE MAGICIAN
- Author
- Mabel Osgood Wright
- Illustrator
- Joseph M. Gleeson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition-1st Printing
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York-London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Ficiton-juvenile-fantasy-magic-illustrated
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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