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This classic book for children is in very good condition. Original red cloth binding with gilt title on the spine, also a gilt embossed rendering of Christopher Robin on the front board and Pooh/Piglet on the back cover. The spine is slightly faded. Tinted paper linings inside the boards are decorated with illustrations, and the owner's name (Joyce Young) and date (1930) are written in ink on the flyleaf. Otherwise the pages are clear. There are charming illustrations throughout this pristine copy.

This classic children's book is in very good condition. Original blue boards, gilt title/author on the spine, gilt embossed character illustrations on the front and back covers. Board linings, flyleaves also have illustrations.Spine slightly faded. small scuff on spine front edge, lightly rubbed areas at top/bottom of spine and corners. Contemporary owner's signature (Joyce Young) and date (Christmas 1925) in ink on inside page. No other markings, pages clean. Obituary for Christopher Robin Milne from the Boston Globe, April 22.1996, tipped in. A fine copy of this greatly loved children's book.

This early American textbook has a quarter leather binding, with the spine in leather and heavy paper boards. The boards show considerable wear, with the marbled paper cover stripped away in places and heavily worn in others. However, both boards are firmly attached to the spine and the binding is still tight with all pages intact. The pages are heavy textured paper, some staining, but in amazingly good condition, considering the age of this obviously much-used volume. Except for some long-hand division on the inside of the back board, the book is unmarked. The best feature of the text is its content--besides all sorts of mathematic information, problems and measurements, it also has instructions/examples of all sorts of things mathematical--eg. the correct way to design a graph, calculations for different forms of weight, motion. measures of all kinds and an entire section of the appropriate forms of notes, deeds, bonds, receipts and wills--all in the erudite, charming language of the age. This is a… Read More

This is a first-class copy of Ginsberg's famed exchanges with "Fellow Poets, Students, Scholars, Sadhus." Like new red binding with silver lettering on the spine. Copy signed by Ginsberg on first front end pages "Allen Ginsberg" and "AH" (Omah Hum). No marking throughout. Dust jacket has slight wear along the bottom and top edges, minor scuffing on front and back, not price clipped. Great find!