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Sleeping Beauty
by Rackham, Arthur (Illus); Evans, C. S. (Auth)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good Minus
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1920 110 pgs. Pictorial paper-covered boards backed in pink cloth, light shelf wear, foxing to edge of text block and marginally to text pages, bottom corner slightly bumped; pictorial dust jacket sunned overalll, moreso to spine, minor wear. One of Rackham's loveliest creations, illustrated with a tipped-in color frontis, numerous 2 & 3 color silhouettes as well as full page silhouetted drawings. Rare in dustwrapper. . First Trade Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008871
- Title
- Sleeping Beauty
- Author
- Rackham, Arthur (Illus); Evans, C. S. (Auth)
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's, illustrated, Fairy Tales, Silhouettes, arthur Rackham
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arthur Rackham; Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales;
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
All items returnable within 10 days after receipt, with prior notification, for a full refund. Buyer to pay return insured/trackable shipping. All returns should be boxed. Refund to be granted after item has been returned in the same condition as when first shipped. We do not drop ship or ship blind, all orders will contain branded labels and materials
About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
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