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[ILLUSTRATED] THE BIG BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
by Walter Jerrold (Editor) | Charles Robinson (Illustrator)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good binding
- Seller
-
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton and Co, nd. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Thick quarto; in the publisher's red cloth with elaborate gilt pictorial spine and upper board; all edges gilt; trace of wear at the spine; with illustrations by Charles Robinsons with 15 color plates (the frontispiece in full color and 14 additional plates in three colors), along with splendid full page black and white plates and hundreds of in-test illustrations and pictorial endpapers; the front hinge is a bit cracked but holding quite well.~~One of the least common of Mr. Robinson's "Big Book" series. Illustrating hundred of Mother Goose rhymes. Very Good binding.
Details
- Bookseller
- Black Swan Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 295554
- Title
- [ILLUSTRATED] THE BIG BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
- Author
- Walter Jerrold (Editor) | Charles Robinson (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- nd
Terms of Sale
Black Swan Books, Inc.
All sales are subject to availability. We make every effort to ship orders within two business days. Virginia residents please add 6.00% sales tax. Library and institutional billing requirements are accommodated. Returns: We accept returns for any reason within seven days of receipt provided we are notified in advance and the book is returned in the condition it was sold. If the book is not represented accurately we will cover return media rate shipping. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 lbs, or 1 kg. Multi-volume sets, heavy and over-sized books may require additional shipping, particularly if shipped internationally. In this event you will be contacted before the order is processed. The above noted exceptions may apply. We make every effort to respond promptly to inquiries (please note that we are not in the shop Monday and Tuesday so we will respond to any inquiries on Wednesday).
About the Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Richmond, Virginia
About Black Swan Books, Inc.
Black Swan Books was established in Richmond Virginia in 1996 by Nicholas Cooke. Over 25 years in business we have been in several locations, most recently in a renovated warehouse. While no longer a brick and mortar shop with regular hours we are always happy to welcome visits by appointment. Please call or email us if you want to come by.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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
- 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...
- ND
- no publisher's date given
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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