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The Careless Clock; Poems About Children and Family
by Van Doren, Mark
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc. , 1947. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR Mark Van Doren AND ILLUSTRATOR Waldo Pierce on front end page. Near Fine, gilt front board a bit dulled, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, spine a bit sunned, small chip at head of spine. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Waldo Pierce . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007578
- Title
- The Careless Clock; Poems About Children and Family
- Author
- Van Doren, Mark
- Illustrator
- Waldo Pierce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Sloane Associates, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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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