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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF OLD VERSES: Poets: Christina,Rossetti, Kate Greenaway, Lewis Carroll, Clement C. Moore, et al
by WILLCOX SMITH, JESSIE Selected by
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
BEAUTIFUL COLOR PLATES BY JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH - AN EARLY 20th CENTURY MASTER ILLUSTRATOR OF CHILDHOOD. THE TEN FULL-PAGE COLOR PLATES HAVE LETTERED TISSUE GUARDS.
Jessie Willcox Smith has selected the poems by famous poets or writers. Each poem has a b/w illustration at the top. There is a b/w illustration at the top of every left - hand page and a different b/w illustration at the top of right- hand page. The decorated endpapers have a repeated lovely green drawing of a young girl with her hoop against a cream background.
TEG, blue gilt cloth, gilt is bright, pictorial label is pasted down within a center border. Pictorial label is lightly scratched, the corners on left side of the border are a bit rubbed. There is a bookplate in the center of the pastedown (ep). There is a break at The front eps' inner hinge but it had been previously neatly repaired and is tight. Back cover has a small nick, Very light rub to corners and edges. This is a VG tight copy. A BEAUTIFUL BOOK - HARD-TO-FiND in the FIRST EDITION
Jessie Willcox Smith has selected the poems by famous poets or writers. Each poem has a b/w illustration at the top. There is a b/w illustration at the top of every left - hand page and a different b/w illustration at the top of right- hand page. The decorated endpapers have a repeated lovely green drawing of a young girl with her hoop against a cream background.
TEG, blue gilt cloth, gilt is bright, pictorial label is pasted down within a center border. Pictorial label is lightly scratched, the corners on left side of the border are a bit rubbed. There is a bookplate in the center of the pastedown (ep). There is a break at The front eps' inner hinge but it had been previously neatly repaired and is tight. Back cover has a small nick, Very light rub to corners and edges. This is a VG tight copy. A BEAUTIFUL BOOK - HARD-TO-FiND in the FIRST EDITION
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Details
- Bookseller
- Enchanted Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73
- Title
- A CHILD'S GARDEN OF OLD VERSES
- Author
- WILLCOX SMITH, JESSIE Selected by
- Illustrator
- WILLCOX SMITH, JESSIE
- Format/Binding
- Blue gilt cloth with pictorial label on front cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duffield & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910 (1910)
- Pages
- 124 pages
- Size
- Small, 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Brandywine Artist, Women Artist , early 20th century
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Books will be shipped after check is received
About the Seller
Enchanted Books, ABAA
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Brooklyn, New York
About Enchanted Books, ABAA
Enchanted Books is a woman owned business founded in 1985.
Being artists we focus on the visual. From the illustrated classic - to a 1st edition picture book - to the scarce - to the one- of -a -kind.
We are located in Brooklyn, New York by appointment only.
Being artists we focus on the visual. From the illustrated classic - to a 1st edition picture book - to the scarce - to the one- of -a -kind.
We are located in Brooklyn, New York by appointment only.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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