BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PICTURE BOOK : WALTER CRANE'S PICTURE BOOKS LARGE SERIES VOL. 1
by Walter Crane
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/No DJ
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Bodley Head, 1900. Hardcover. Acceptable/No DJ. A very worn copy. Contains the following stories: Beauty and the Beast, the Frog Prince, and the Hind in the Wood. Beautiful full-page color illustrations throughout. Green cloth boards are soiled, scuffed and rubbed, with significant wear to edges. Cloth is chipped, frayed, and torn along spine and at corners. Text block is foxed and soiled. Foxing and soiling on end papers and on scattered pages throughout. Interior hinges are cracked and loose but hold. Pictures provided upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51644
- Title
- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PICTURE BOOK : WALTER CRANE'S PICTURE BOOKS LARGE SERIES VOL. 1
- Author
- Walter Crane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Children's
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...