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The Animal Story Book
by Lang, Andrew
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Longmans, Green & Co, 1896. Book. Illus. by Henry Justice Ford. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Print. Octavo, pp. 400. Publisher's original blue cloth, spine and cover lavishly decorated in gilt, all illustrations present, with gilt to all text block edges. Light fade and rubbing to the spine and corners, Internally clean pages, light toning, contemporary name and date to front end page ( Charles H. Bewley ) , a very good plus copy..
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015775
- Title
- The Animal Story Book
- Author
- Lang, Andrew
- Illustrator
- Henry Justice Ford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Andrew Lang, first edition, The Animal Story Book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Kelleher Rare Books
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Naas, Kildare
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
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