The Child of the Air
by Spielmann, Mrs. M. H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good - Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Duckworth, 1910. The plate opposite page 64 is lacking. Boards are rather wotn with heavy bumping to corners, rubbing to corners, edges and hinges, a nick to top of rear board, rubbing to gilt on front board and darkening to spine. The pages of this book have grubby finger marks throughout, there is a sticker on loose fep and it has generally seen better days.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Good - Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by C. Wilhelm.
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- Bookseller
- Compass Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016343
- Title
- The Child of the Air
- Author
- Spielmann, Mrs. M. H
- Illustrator
- C. Wilhelm
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Duckworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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