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THE FOX AT THE MANGER.
by TRAVERS, P.L.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Collins, 1963.. FIRST UK EDITION 1963, 8vo, blue cloth gilt, illustrated endpapers, 75 pages. 5 full page and 17 text engravings chosen from the works of Thomas Bewick. Christmas story beautifully told. No inscriptions, a near Fine copy in G+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, faded on spine and along the edges of upper and lower panels, 5 short closed edge tears, maximum 25 mm (1"), 5 mm (¼") chip on top edge of upper panel and a smaller hole in upper hinge (see images). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42103
- Title
- THE FOX AT THE MANGER.
- Author
- TRAVERS, P.L.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Collins, 1963.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FOXES CHRISTMAS STORY THOMAS BEWICK CHILDREN'S MARY POPPINS AUTHOR
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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- 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....
- Gilt
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