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ONCE ON A TIME
by MILNE, A. A.; illustrated by ROBINSON, Charles:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. [1925]. First edition with Charles Robinson illustrations. First edition with Charles Robinson illustrations. Original blue cloth with titles and decorations to the spine in gilt and black and an illustration on the upper board in gilt and black. Without the dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers. With a colour frontispiece and black and white illustrations throughout by Charles Robinson. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping at the spine tips, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with faint offsetting to the endpapers and half title and some very light spotting to the prelims and very infrequently throughout, are otherwise clean and without inscriptions or stamps. A. A. Milne's first children's book, a quirky fairy tale written for the entertainment of his wife between 1915 and 1917, before the birth of Christopher Robin Milne in 1920 and the literary debut of Winnie the Pooh. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25103
- Title
- ONCE ON A TIME
- Author
- MILNE, A. A.; illustrated by ROBINSON, Charles:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition with Charles Robinson illustrations
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hodder and Stoughton. [1925]
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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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...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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