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Horse on a Houseboat
by Bannon, Laura
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- very good- p.o's tasteful bookplate attached on copyright page; light shelf wear at spine ends & corners; all else-clean/fair-moderate rubbing & chipping to edges; most of spine covering absent; still bright & colorful; dj protected by new M
- Seller
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Golconda, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Junior Literary Guild, 1951. Hardcover. very good- p.o's tasteful bookplate attached on copyright page; light shelf wear at spine ends & corners; all else-clean, tight, & attractive./fair-moderate rubbing & chipping to edges; most of spine covering absent; still bright & colorful; dj protected by new Mylar wrap.. Laura Bannon. 8 vo; bright red boards with a illust. in white of the boy and his horse, gilt spine lettering; colorful illust. endpapers; 95 pp; b/w illust. throughout; illust. dj.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rosebud Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1.19351
- Title
- Horse on a Houseboat
- Author
- Bannon, Laura
- Illustrator
- Laura Bannon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good- p.o's tasteful bookplate attached on copyright page; light shelf wear at spine ends & corners; all else-clean
- Jacket Condition
- fair-moderate rubbing & chipping to edges; most of spine covering absent; still bright & colorful; dj protected by new M
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Junior Literary Guild
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- children's literature;
Terms of Sale
Rosebud Books
Books must be returned within 7 days of receipt in the "same as shipped" condition for a refund. Shipping charges will not be refunded. Money Orders, business checks, or credit cards processed through Biblio accepted as payment.
About the Seller
Rosebud Books
Biblio member since 2007
Golconda, Illinois
About Rosebud Books
Rosebud Books is located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest in the "Land Between the Rivers". We are an internet shop, open by appointment to the public. Our inventory contains a litte bit of everything from vintage technical to modern first eds. We have a nice collection of vintage and collectible children's literature and all types of poetry, art, & drama.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...