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Blue Willow
by Gates, Doris; Lantz, Paul [Illustrator]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Junior Literary Guild & The Viking Press, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Bound in blue cloth with embossed cover and illustrated endpapers. Black and white illustrations by Paul Lantz. Binding is tight with a very slight lean. Minor edge wear to extremities. Softening to ends of spine. Blue-stained top edge is faded; text block shows light wear, predominately on leading edge. Toning to endpapers and a few small, soiled areas throughout. Previous owner's bookplate glued to dedication page. Dust jacket is edge worn with numerous small tears and chips, light soiling, and all edges clipped. Dust jacket in a mylar cover. 172pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPgatBW
- Title
- Blue Willow
- Author
- Gates, Doris; Lantz, Paul [Illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Junior Literary Guild & The Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1940
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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