The Queen's Gift Book, in aid of Queen Mary's convalescent auxiliary hospitals for soldiers and sailors who have lost their limbs in the war.
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton. 4to, original blue cloth boards with embossed decoration in black, tipped-in colour plates, b&w illus, pp 160. N.d., c. 1918. Includes loosly inserted leaflet about Queen Mary's hospitals, with b&w photographs. A little rubbing and darkening to edges of boards, o/w very good condn. Anthology. Illustrators include Arthur Rackham, W. Heath Robinson. Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88794
- Title
- The Queen's Gift Book, in aid of Queen Mary's convalescent auxiliary hospitals for soldiers and sailors who have lost their limbs in the war.
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Anthology, Illustrated, Stories, WWI
Terms of Sale
Muir Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise