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Mother Goose, or The Old Nursery Rhymes, Illustrations / Illustrated By Kate Greenaway ( Bookplate for Henry Frederick [ Thynne ] Marquess of Bath )
by Mother Goose / Illustrations - Illustrated By Kate Greenaway
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good (see description)/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Item Price
NZ$99.52NZ$74.64
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About This Item
London, England: London, UK: George Routledge and Sons, NO DATE ( 1881 ), 1st Edition, First Printing ( 2nd Issue ) , 1881. ----------( 1st printing of this tr-issued Edition ) ---hardcover, a fair to Good example, pale beige boards with lattice design, overall browning and soiling to boards, some rubbing to edges and tips, , gift inscription on half title page dated 1883, ---bookplate (showing Longleat House and the family motto ) for The Marquess of Bath on verso of front board, ---this is the 2nd issue (variant) with the lattice design on both boards, the "G" in Goose on both boards is upside down, printer's seal on rear endpaper, some page numbers are slightly askew (as seen in other copies), -a reasonable copy with a nice association, The Marquess of Bath of was the first aristocrat to open his home to tourists in an attempt to pay taxes owing, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo //NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good (see description)/No Jacket. Illus. by Kate Greenaway. 5w x 6.75h Inches.
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- Bookseller
- Leonard Shoup
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 168464
- Title
- Mother Goose, or The Old Nursery Rhymes, Illustrations / Illustrated By Kate Greenaway ( Bookplate for Henry Frederick [ Thynne ] Marquess of Bath )
- Author
- Mother Goose / Illustrations - Illustrated By Kate Greenaway
- Illustrator
- Kate Greenaway
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (see description)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London, UK: George Routledge and Sons, NO DATE ( 1881 ), 1st Edition, First Printing ( 2nd Issue )
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1881
- Size
- 5w x 6.75h Inches
- Keywords
- Ryanbook
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
Terms of Sale
Leonard Shoup
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About the Seller
Leonard Shoup
Biblio member since 2003
Burlington, Ontario
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