The Golliwogg's Air-Ship
by Upton, Florence K & Upton, Bertha
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1902. First Edition. Cloth Spine and Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Upton, Florence K. Delightful illustrated Children's story about the adventures of a Chivalrous Golliwogg and his friends,Sarah Jane, Meg, Peg & Midget, the 4 wooden Dolls. Exciting adventure when they build an Airshipand take flight. Beautifully illustrated with many Full-Page Colour Plates and In-Text Sepia illustrations. The story is told in Verses by Florence's Mother, Bertha Upton. Brown cloth spine with paper-covered boards illustrated with Golliwogg and 2 Dolls flying the Airship, on the front. Endpapers illustrated with Swans & Ships. Landscape Format Book, 8 3/4" Tall x 11 1/4" Wide. 65 Pages, 550g. Cloth faded at spine. Small red stain at bottom corner of front board and a lighter one with 2 small scrapes at the back (see photos). Some edge wear. No inscriptions except old penciled price on ffep. Pages in very nice, clean condition. ( More Golliwogg Titles available, I'm happy to give a Discount on 2 or more.) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015275
- Title
- The Golliwogg's Air-Ship
- Author
- Upton, Florence K & Upton, Bertha
- Illustrator
- Upton, Florence K
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Spine and Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S FICTION/CLASSICS/TOYS/GOLLIWOG/GOLLIWOGG/DOLLS/CHILDREN'S CLASSICS/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
Terms of Sale
Cornish 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
Cornish Books
Biblio member since 2019
Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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