Journeys Through Bookland; A New and Original Plan for Reading Applied to the World's Best Literature for Children. 10 volumes
by Sylvester, Charles H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Bellows-Reeve, 1922. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in the publisher's original black cloth, stamped and decorated in blind and gilt on the covers and spines. Top edges gilt. Rubbed edges and extremities, frayed head and heel of volume one.
Synopsis
Journeys Through Bookland , published in 1901 by Bellows-Reeve Company, contains 10 volumes of poems, myths, Bible stories, fairy tales, and excerpts from children's novels, as well as a guide to the series. It has been lauded as ‘a new and original plan for reading, applied to the world’s best literature for children.’
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- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9024528
- Title
- Journeys Through Bookland; A New and Original Plan for Reading Applied to the World's Best Literature for Children. 10 volumes
- Author
- Sylvester, Charles H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bellows-Reeve
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1922
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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...
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...