The old Nurse's Stocking- Basket
by Eleanor Farjeon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : University of London Press, 1958 . Hardback. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Philip Gough . A timeless children's classic. A reprint from 1958. Originally published in 1949.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Eleanor Farjeon was an English author of children's stories, plays, and poetry. This is a collection old old nursery stories and fairy tales. Each story is written in a very traditional style of problem, solution, and a happy ending. This book is accompanied by Philip Gough's illustrations. Gough uses traditional stereotypes to create a set of larger than life characters who jump out the page. The illustrations enable each story to be immersive making it suitable for a dual readership. Bound in the original cloth boards in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart. Loss to the head of the dust wrapper. The reverse of the dust wrapper is lightly spotted. The boards are generally clean. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to the text block and the first and last pages but overall pages are generally clean. All illustrations are clean. Pencil annotation to the front free endpaper. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 878V45
- Title
- The old Nurse's Stocking- Basket
- Author
- Eleanor Farjeon
- Illustrator
- Philip Gough
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of London Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- moral Lessons Children's illustrated Children's
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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