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These Little Ones
by Nesbit, Edith
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Lydbury North, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Allen & Sons, 1909 Book. Illus. by Spencer Pryse. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. First edition, green cloth, gilt titles on spine and upper board, top edge gilt, other page edges on text block uncut, 10 b/w plates by Spencer Pryse all present as required, a little wear on extremities, endpapers very browned, overall VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Schutte
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005784
- Title
- These Little Ones
- Author
- Nesbit, Edith
- Illustrator
- Spencer Pryse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Allen & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
Terms of Sale
David Schutte
I am a specialist children\'s bookseller with over 30 years in the trade. NOTE THAT \'1st\' MEANS U.K. FIRST EDITION UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE. Cash with order, please, cheques UK Sterling only, once availability of book(s) has been confirmed. I can also take Visa and Mastercard. I will need: (1)Name of issuing bank and type of card; (2)Card No. and expiry date; (3)Exact name as it appears on the card. (4)Security code from signature strip. (5)Confirmation that the card address and delivery address are the same. Books will be reserved for 14 days only pending payment. Postage and insurance are extra at cost. A choice of surface or airmail will be quoted, but high value orders must be sent airmail for insurance purposes. Books may be returned immediately on receipt if they are found not to have been described accurately.
About the Seller
David Schutte
Biblio member since 2006
Lydbury North, Shropshire
About David Schutte
Private premises, callers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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