The House in The Water: A Book of Animal Life
by Charles G. D. Roberts
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, 1908. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. The first UK edition of this illustrated collection of exciting animal stories from Charles G. D. Roberts. First UK edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and seventeen plates. Collated complete. A collection of classical animal stories that express the beauty of wildlife and nature, including: The Window in the Shack, The Fight at the Wallow, The Return of the Moose, and many more. Written by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, a Canadian poet, novelist, and short story writer who was one of the first Canadian writers to reach international fame. In the original grey cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 859T93
- Title
- The House in The Water: A Book of Animal Life
- Author
- Charles G. D. Roberts
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- House Water Book Animal Water
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...