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The English Struwwelpeter, or, Pretty Stories and Funny Pictures
by Heinrich Hoffmann
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$357.95NZ$322.16
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About This Item
Not Stated: Not Stated, c1860. Leather. Good. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated. A Victorian hand-coloured edition of the popular Struwwelpeter, rebound in a half calf binding. 'Struwwelpeter' is a popular collection of children's tales, written to teach children about the consequences when they misbehave in certain ways. This books includes the cautionary poems 'Shock-Headed Peter', 'The Story of Cruel Frederick', 'The Dreadful Story about Harriet and the Matches', and more.Illustrated with twenty-four hand-coloured plates. By Heinrich Hoffman.Bound without title page.Undated, dated from Jisc from similarly hand-coloured editions. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, rubbed. Light bumping to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with the occasional spot and handling mark. Light edge wear to the text block. Chip to the bottom edge of pages 2 and 3. Closed tear to the head of the first few pages. Repaired closed tear to page 6. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 880P36
- Title
- The English Struwwelpeter, or, Pretty Stories and Funny Pictures
- Author
- Heinrich Hoffmann
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Not Stated
- Place of Publication
- Not Stated
- Date Published
- c1860
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- The English Struwwelpeter, or, Pretty Stories and Funny Pictures The English Struwwelpeter heinrich hoffman struwwelpeter The English Struwwelpeter
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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