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PRINCE MUDTURTLE
by Bancroft, Laura (L. Frank Baum)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1906. First Editions. Hardcover. Good Only. Maginal Wright Enright. FIRST PRINTING. 12mo, 6.8 in. x 5 in. Illustrated with colored plates. Light tan cloth boards. Hand-lettered top line on title pages read: "The Twinkle Tales". Heavy, blank, red endpapers. Verso of half title page has list of all six volumes of The Twinkle Tales. First lines of title page printed in colored, hand-lettering block style. Copyright ,1906, by the Reilly & Britton Co." to verso of title page. (Bienvenue 288).
Tan boards with illustrations and lettering stamped in color to front and spine. Light rubbing and soiling to boards. Cloth tears along both front and rear joints. Well-rubbed but still legible spine. Corners just nudged. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1920, and another previous owner's ink stamp to front free endpaper. Hinges cracked, but threads still holding. Age-toning to pages.
Tan boards with illustrations and lettering stamped in color to front and spine. Light rubbing and soiling to boards. Cloth tears along both front and rear joints. Well-rubbed but still legible spine. Corners just nudged. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1920, and another previous owner's ink stamp to front free endpaper. Hinges cracked, but threads still holding. Age-toning to pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86687
- Title
- PRINCE MUDTURTLE
- Author
- Bancroft, Laura (L. Frank Baum)
- Illustrator
- Maginal Wright Enright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Editions
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Britton Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- The Wizard of Oz, Oz Books
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
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Eugene, Oregon
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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