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The Age of Fable or Beauties of Mythology
by Thomas Bullfinch
- Used
- hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/none
- Seller
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San Anselmo, California
Item Price
NZ$122.53
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About This Item
This is a beautiful, illustrated edition of Bullfinch's popular collection of fables, legends and mythology. The binding is in excellent condition with minor bumps and scuffs to corners, spine ends and edges. Flowered front endpapers show an emerging crack along hinge edge. No internal markings. Pages are bright and clean. Hinge is tight and intact. Includes index and dictionary at end of text.
All proceeds benefit the Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.
All proceeds benefit the Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town Books of San Anselmo
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 280
- Title
- The Age of Fable or Beauties of Mythology
- Author
- Thomas Bullfinch
- Format/binding
- Dark green boards with gilt titles on spine and cover
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket condition
- none
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S. W. Tilton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1881
- Pages
- 472
- Size
- 5 3/4 X 8 3/8
- Keywords
- Mythology, Legends, Fables
- Size
- 5 3/4 X 8 3/8
Terms of Sale
Town Books of San Anselmo
All titles are available for a full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item is misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Town Books of San Anselmo
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San Anselmo, California
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About Town Books of San Anselmo
Town Books is run by volunteers for the benefit of the San Anselmo Library, San Anselmo, CA. All titles are donated and go through a thorough accession process to ensure that the books are clean and in a good reading state. Selected titles of rare and vintage books are reserved for our online sales with Biblio.com.
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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.... [More]
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light... [More]
- hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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... [More]
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