BIBLIOPHILE IN THE NURSERY: A Bookman's Treasury of Collector's Lore on Old and Rare Children's Books
by Targ, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +/very good
- Seller
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Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland / New York: The World Publishing Company, 1957. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. Sm 4to. Black cloth, with gilt spine titles, and gilt title and embossed design on cover. Red top-stain. Fold-out frontis sepia photographic image of rare children's books. 503 pages, with Index of Contributors. Illustrated with b/w photographic images and drawings. No names or marks. In illustrated dust-jacket (designed by Leo Manso), with price intact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Waugh Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4485
- Title
- BIBLIOPHILE IN THE NURSERY:
- Author
- Targ, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland / New York
- Date Published
- 1957
Terms of Sale
Waugh Books
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About the Seller
Waugh Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lawrence, Kansas
About Waugh Books
Used and out of print books.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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"...
- 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....