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Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel
by Ernest Thompson Seton
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Staughton , 1922. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 6" . None stated. A UK first edition of this illustrated children's book about a grey squirrel by Ernest Thompson Seton. The UK first edition of the work. First published in the U.S in 1922 by Scribner. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignettes and 8 plates. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth with an illustrated front board and gilt title to the spine. This children's book was written by Ernest Thompson Seton. The work follows the story of a grey squirrel that was raised by a farm cat but is forced to learn how to survive in the woods after his home catches on fire. The work was later adapted into a children's Japanese anime series in 1979. In the publisher's original cloth. No dust wrapper present. Externally very smart with only light bumping and the odd minor mark to the spine and rear board. Front free end paper excised with offsetting to the rear. Internally title page disbound but present and plate facing page 200 weak. Pages bright with very light spotting throughout and to the fore edge. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 877Z2
- Title
- Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel
- Author
- Ernest Thompson Seton
- Illustrator
- None stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Staughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- First edition Children's books Squirrel Illustrated Children's books
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
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