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Nutcracker
by Hoffmann, E. T. A. and pictures by Maurice Sendak
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0370308409
- ISBN 13
- 9780370308401
- Seller
-
Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Bodley Head. Hardback. Maurice Sendak has designed sets and customs for Hoffmann's famous ballet story. Here he brings to life Ralph Manheim's translation. Colour illustrated throughout including several double page spreads. First thus. Squarer format: 255 by 260mm (10 by 10¼ inches). Illustrated endpapers. Black cloth with gilt titles to front and surrounded by a blind impressed border, and gilt titles to spine is very clean and neat. Text is clean and crisp. Dust wrapper is rubbed to all edges and has some small surface loss to tail of spine. Near fine, bright copy in good+ dust wrapper . Hardback. First Thus. 1984.
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Details
- Bookseller
- C L Hawley
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20404
- Title
- Nutcracker
- Author
- Hoffmann, E. T. A. and pictures by Maurice Sendak
- Illustrator
- Maurice Sendak
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0370308409
- ISBN 13
- 9780370308401
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Maurice Sendak,Children's literature,Children's first editions,Ballet,
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About the Seller
C L Hawley
Biblio member since 2005
Skipton, North Yorkshire
About C L Hawley
We are a member of the PBFA and ibooknet -www.ibooknet.co.uk Our specialisms are academic books particularly literary criticism, literary biography, literary texts and literary and critical theory, history, plus some philosophy, psychology, politics and religion. We also stock local history books, mainly on Yorkshire. We also stock children's literature. We have a small general stock in the wider academic arts and humanities.
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- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Edges
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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