Cobwebs to Catch Flies: Illustrated Books for the Nursery and Schoolroom, 1700-1900
by Whalley, Joyce Irene
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0236154648
- ISBN 13
- 9780236154647
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Elek Books, 1974. 1st Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 163pp. Illustrated with numerous colour and b/w plates. Slight sunning to the head and tail of the spine, hidden under the wrapper. Fresh, clean and tight. Dust wrapper not price clipped with light fading to the spine of the wrapper. A short tear of 0.5 cm to the wrapper at the head of the spine with the slightest of loss to the cellopha covering.Light shelf wear to the wrapper. Clean and tight. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 208894
- Title
- Cobwebs to Catch Flies: Illustrated Books for the Nursery and Schoolroom, 1700-1900
- Author
- Whalley, Joyce Irene
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0236154648
- ISBN 13
- 9780236154647
- Publisher
- Elek Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾"
- X weight
- 32 oz
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Price Clipped
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