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SMOKE AND FLUFF. A STORY IN VERSE FOR CHILDREN.
by MACGREGOR, A. J. (story and illustrations). Verses revised by W. PERRING.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth Ltd, Ladybird series 401, 1946.. FOURTH EDITION 1946, dated on verso front endpaper, first published 1941, LACKING DUSTWRAPPER, small 8vo, 175 x 120 mm, 7 x 4½ inches, 24 delightful full page colour plates, 24 unpaginated pages of text plus 2 page catalogue of other series, small text illustration to each page of text, story of 2 little kittens, original publisher's smooth buff boards with mounted colour plate, and black lettering to upper cover and spine, pictorial endpapers, different front and rear. Spine faded to light grey, lettering bright, tiny bump to head and tail of spine, no inscriptions, minute light stain to lower edge of 1 text page, otherwise contents clean and bright, 2 inner joints cracked but binding tight and firm. A very good plus copy of a scarce 1940s edition, lacking dustjacket. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43160
- Title
- SMOKE AND FLUFF. A STORY IN VERSE FOR CHILDREN.
- Author
- MACGREGOR, A. J. (story and illustrations). Verses revised by W. PERRING.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth Ltd, Ladybird series 401, 1946.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- cats kittens early ladybird book angusine macgregor children's
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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,...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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