Click for full-size.
FAIRY TALES AND STORIES
by Andersen, Hans Christian. Translated by Dr. H. W. Dulcken
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Co, no date (but circa 1900). hardcover. Good +. Octavo, red cloth covers with gilt titles and decorations. Top edge gilt. iv + 377 pages. Spine titles faded, some spotting on covers. Good +. No dust jacket. 092715D
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020923
- Title
- FAIRY TALES AND STORIES
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian. Translated by Dr. H. W. Dulcken
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rand, McNally & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago and New York
- Date Published
- no date (but circa 1900)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Alkahest Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Alkahest Books
Biblio member since 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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"...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
How to tell if a signature is genuine
Author's signatures can undoubtedly increase the value of a rare book or first edition. The more scarce the book is, the more an autograph adds to its value. But how to tell if the signature is real? Find out how you can avoid common pitfalls in identifying an author's signature.
Storing books - laying down or standing up?
Don’t unwittingly damage your growing book collection! Learn about when to store books laying down vs standing up. Read About Safe Book Storage
