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HOLLOW TREE NIGHTS AND DAYS
by Paine, Albert Bigelow; Conde, J.M
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1916. Near fine.. First edition, first printing, of this installment in the Hollow Tree series featuring humanized animals with striking line illustrations by series illustrator Condé. Following the bucolic lives and adventures of animals in the wild who have been anthropomorphized while retaining distinctive animal characteristics, in the same tradition as WIND IN THE WILLOWS and the works of Beatrix Potter, but in an American setting. This is an unusually nice copy. Octavo. 7.75'' x 5.5''. Original dark green pictorial cloth stamped in orange, black, and cream with anthropomorphized animal knocking on a door in a tree. Fore-edge and bottom edge uncut. Illustrated by Condé with more than 75 full-page black-and-white images. "I-Q" on copyright page. 290 pages. White lettering on spine rubbed, with some rubbing to white on front board. Interior bright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38998
- Title
- HOLLOW TREE NIGHTS AND DAYS
- Author
- Paine, Albert Bigelow; Conde, J.M
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- Pictorial Cloth,20th century,American,Gift Pict Cloth
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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