My Bookhouse; From The Tower Window
by Miller, Olive Beaupre
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Jupiter , Florida, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Bookhouse for Children, 1921. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo (24 x 18 cm). 448 pp. Black cloth covers with paste-on illustration to upper. Gilt titles to upper and spine. PO signature to verso of front free endpaper, rest of text block tight and unmarked.
Reviews
On Mar 29 2018, a reader said:
Reading is one of my first memories. I vividly recall lying on the floor of my grandfather's library and pulling
an old black bound book off the shelf. I am not sure which of the MY BOOKHOUSE books it was, but I know
it had a beautifully detailed painting on the front cover, and inside, it smelled of the 1920's and had that
slightly yellow color of well-worn paper. Even touching the very first few pages, I was already taken in by
the magic that awaited me. Stories for children, or forever children, from different cultures, and different eras
were my summer companions each year from the time I was eight. More than playing with the requisite dolls
or even friends, the MY BOOKHOUSE compilations were never far away from me. Admittedly this was a time
long before technology became the way to instantly gratify the desire for entertainment, but I feel so
fortunate to have grown up during those years when a book would accompany me to the doctor's office or
on a road trip, instead of an iPad or smartphone.
And so my passion for reading has never waned. My children who did grow up with the phones and other
devices still were required to 'bring a book' when we left the house each day. I know this early fascination
with reading has been responsible for all of us in my family to be, not only lifelong learners but lovers of
lifelong learning.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4546
- Title
- My Bookhouse; From The Tower Window
- Author
- Miller, Olive Beaupre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Bookhouse for Children
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1921
Terms of Sale
Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
Biblio member since 2012
Jupiter , Florida
About Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
Liberty Book Store, ABAA, FABA, IOBA, with offices in Jupiter Florida, is an online (and by appointment) antiquarian bookstore that BUYS and SELLS RARE and INTERESTING BOOKS. Our primary interests are the American Antebellum period, Association Copies, Automotive, Books With A Story, Floridiana, Maritime History, RR Donnelley bindings, and books of exceptional beauty or scarcity.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...