Childhood
by Hunter; Cecilia Bull; Burges Johnson; Caroline Ogden
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-219: Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good. 1912. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York. 1912. Illustrated with with 21 tipped-in photogravure reproductions of photographs of infant to adolescent children by Cecilia Bull Hunter and Caroline Ogden, each gravure is illustrated with brief verse text by Johnson on the previous page. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with stamped gilt titles and black and white gravure pastedown present to the front board. Top edge gilt. Boards have rubbing, shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Offsetting present in the text. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Soft-focus photographic illustrations accompanied by poetry, all on childhood themes. Titles include Trust, Picture Books. The Three Bears (young girl with golden hair sitting at breakfast with her teddy bear) and Prayers. Unfortunately, little is know about Hunter and Ogden, whose work demonstrates heavy influences from that of Gertrude Kasebier and Clarence H. White. E-101; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67833
- Title
- Childhood
- Author
- Hunter; Cecilia Bull; Burges Johnson; Caroline Ogden
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell
- Place of Publication
- E-219
- Date Published
- 1912
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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"...
- Gravure
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.