The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales
by QUILLER-COUCH, ARTHUR
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York and London: Hodder & Stoughton. Early Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Edmund Dulac. 4to. [1916]. Early Edition. Cloth boards to look like leather, with richly gilt front board and spine, with rear board designs to match but stamped in blind. Light rubbing to edges, with light wear at head and heel of spine. Joints gently rubbed. Bottom corner of rear board with dampstain. Hinges weak. 30 tipped in colour plates, with tissue guards. A good clean copy of a desireable book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33657
- Title
- The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales
- Author
- QUILLER-COUCH, ARTHUR
- Illustrator
- Edmund Dulac
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.