The Portmanteau Book
by Rockwell, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG-
- ISBN 10
- 0316753416
- ISBN 13
- 9780316753418
- Seller
-
Bella Vista, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1974. Book. Illus. by Gail Rockwood. VG+. Hardback. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardback bound in red cloth-covered boards with gilt decoration on the front with red title and gilt title on the spine. Book has light edge wear with clean, tight and unmarked interior. Dust jacket is price clipped with light edge wear and a small chip at top of spine (now protected in archival jacket cover). Book is intended to be a book to entertain on trips, at the beach or on the bus. Stories; cookbook; mystery page; demon quiz; comic book; and poems among other items. 142 pages..
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Details
- Seller
- K. L. Givens Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 019678
- Title
- The Portmanteau Book
- Author
- Rockwell, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Gail Rockwood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316753416
- ISBN 13
- 9780316753418
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Children's; Fun Book;
Terms of Sale
K. L. Givens Books
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About the Seller
K. L. Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Bella Vista, Arkansas
About K. L. Givens Books
Our home-based business is located in the beautiful Ozarks of northwest Arkansas. We began selling books in 1992 and still enjoy searching for treasures to list on the internet. We are not mega-sellers; instead we select our inventory for condition and rarity. Among our favorites are 19th century classics in decorative bindings; regional histories and genealogies; and military history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...