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WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG. Deluxe edition in original box.
by A. A. MILNE. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925.. SECOND DELUXE EDITION, TENTH IMPRESSION 1925, PUBLISHER'S DELUXE LEATHER EDITION IN BOX. 8vo, approximately 195 x 125 mm, 7½ x 4¾ inches, illustrated throughout by Ernest Shepard, pages: x, (2), 100, Contents page correctly numbered ix, original publisher's deluxe deep rose morocco, gilt illustrated, decorated and lettered, illustrated endpapers, all edges gilt, red silk marker. No inscriptions, faint browning on front endpaper next to fold, a few faint fox spots on front pastedown, same browning on rear endpaper and faint browning to rear pastedown (see images), otherwise a Fine unused wonderful copy in original glassine wrapper (wrapper browned and a touch worn at head and tail of spine). Housed in the very slightly worn original grey cardboard box with printed labels to to top and side. Label on lid very slightly dusty and faintly foxed. The first deluxe edition, also 1925, was the 7th impression, ours, the second deluxe, was the 10th. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47058
- Title
- WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG. Deluxe edition in original box.
- Author
- A. A. MILNE. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S POEMS POETRY E H SHEPARD ILLUSTRATED TEDDY BEARS DE LUXE DELUXE
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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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...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Glassine Wrapper
- A thin, partially transparent or translucent paper covering often used ...
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