Tales From Hans Andersen; The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Emperor's New Clothes, And The Swineherd.
by Hans Christian Andersen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oldbourne Press 121-128 Fleet Street, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. No Edition Remarks. 59 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over identically illustrated paper covered boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Pages are bright and clear with light tanning to text block edges. Pencil inscription to publisher's page. Mild stain to front hinge. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1686291325TMB
- Title
- Tales From Hans Andersen; The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Emperor's New Clothes, And The Swineherd.
- Author
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oldbourne Press 121-128 Fleet Street
- Date Published
- 1961
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- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....