Kate Greenaway . A Biography
by Engen, Rodney
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0354042009
- ISBN 13
- 9780354042000
- Seller
-
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: MacDonald Futura Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0354042009 . Green boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket which is not price-clipped. The boards are lightly 'mottled' on the front half of the front and rear boards, and there is some light edge-wear to the dustjacket and the d/j corners. The Dustjacket is in an older clear plastic removable cover and looks 'Very Good'. The Green/White 'Family Tree' front endpaper has a small (1.5 cm) white patch on the top corner where possibly a price has been erased taking the (green) colour with it. There are NO inscriptions or other marks. 240 pp. Ilustrated with b/w and colour plates. Epilogue; Notes; Appendix: Illustrated Books; Index. Overall, apart from the 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Tight and Secure, Near 'Very Good' copy. "This is the tragic story of Kate Greenaway, told here in full for the first time and not only gives a full biography of Kate Greenaway but also gives an annotated list of her books for collectors and serious students of her works ." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112093
- Title
- Kate Greenaway . A Biography
- Author
- Engen, Rodney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0354042009
- ISBN 13
- 9780354042000
- Publisher
- MacDonald Futura Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- 0354042009, Kate Greenaway . A Biography, RODNEY Engen; Artist Of The ' Golden Age'; Book Illustrator;
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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