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The story of the Trapp Family Singers
by Trapp, Maria Augusta
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Lippincott. hardcover. Trapp, Maria Augusta : The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. New York : J.B. Lippincott Co, 1949. Fourth impression of the First edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.625"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's tan cloth with red lettering and ornamentation to spine and front board. Glossy color/b&w photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. 309 numbered pp, plus one blank to end; eight glossy b&w photo pp w/o nos. List of illus, "The Chapter before the first", then 21 chaps; photos. Condition notes: a notably worn copy; price-clipped dustjacket w heavy wear, sunning to spine, staining to tail edge, numerous small tear and chips to edges. Binding - spine ends rolled, corners bumped, relic of moisture stain to tail of rear board and spine; binding square and sound, edges lightly tanned but clean. Interior generally tanned, but no notes or highlighting; stain that afflicts rear board also appears to tail of rear endpapers, and the back half of the volume. A collectible copy of a well-known and inspiring tale. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Furrowed Brow Books
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- 221220001
- Title
- The story of the Trapp Family Singers
- Author
- Trapp, Maria Augusta
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Weight
- 1.31 lbs
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Furrowed Brow Books was established in 2020. The bookstore's owner, Paul Purman, grew up in an old farmhouse full of books. Paul had been providing online booksales since 2008 through several popular online sales venues. In 2021 Paul was accepted as a member of the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA), and graduated from the annual Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS-Minnesota).
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Furrowed Brow Books' goal is to offer an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, Christian mysticism, science fiction/fantasy (Inklings emphasis), and military history.
We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
Thanks for stopping by!
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Cloth
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