Dame Wiggins Of Lee, And Her Seven Wonderful Cats: a humorous tale written principally by a lady of ninety.
by RUSKIN, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Richelieu, France
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About This Item
Orpington : George Allen , 1885. Edited from the original edition of 1823, with four new verses by John Ruskin, and matching illustrations by Kate Greenaway. Twenty two woodcuts in black. Hardback in brown cloth with gilt title and decoration to front board. Plain endpapers, with some darkening. Spine ends a little worn. Back board with patch of sun fading. Clean and very tidy inside. Only verso or recto of each leaf is printed. Complete. Overall in good shape. iv, 20 pages 190 x 125 mm (7½ x 5 inches).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harrison-Hiett Rare Books (FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3802
- Title
- Dame Wiggins Of Lee, And Her Seven Wonderful Cats:
- Author
- RUSKIN, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen
- Place of Publication
- Orpington
- Date Published
- 1885
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Kate Greenaway, John Ruskin, cats, nursery rhymes, poetry, humour, humor, illustrated, woodcuts, rhythmic cadence,
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About the Seller
Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
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Richelieu
About Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
Harrison-Hiett is a small, family run business. Originally based in England we have re-located our business to Europe. We now live in the Netherlands, where we spend our time visiting and exhibiting at fairs.
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- New
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- Cloth
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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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....