Fairy Tales and Stories [Hardcover] Hans Christian Andersen
by Hans Christian Andersen
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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South Lyon, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Ward, Lock and Co. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. No publication date given, circa late 1800's. Poor condition. Green cloth covered boards with embossed and titles and illustrations; edges and covers worn, heaviest and corners and spine ends; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket. Gutter splits after half title page and again at page 315 with webbing exposed; several loose pages; page 29/30 is detached but present; Color Plates by Ethel K. Burgess; 315 pages.
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- A Squared Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1075128
- Title
- Fairy Tales and Stories [Hardcover] Hans Christian Andersen
- Author
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock and Co
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Unconditional return for 7 days after receipt. Purchase price refunded. If book not as described, purchase price and shipping fee is refunded.
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- 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...
- Poor
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
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- Jacket
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- Acceptable
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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