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Tanglewood Tales
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor. Spine worn at the ends and starting to detach from the boards. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding
- Seller
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Peasedown St. John, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, New York & Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Poor. Spine worn at the ends and starting to detach from the boards. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Hinges cracked fore and aft, slightly weak throughout the block. The contents complete, clean and bright however. . Edmund Dulac. Hardback. Physically 11” x 8½” (1.3 kg); 244pp; Illustrated by Edmund Dulac; Includes: Mounted colour plates (14 including the frontispiece under tissue guard); Illustrated lining papers; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #191819|| Condition:
Synopsis
Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls , published in1853, is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for children. The book includes the myths of: Theseus and the Minotaur (Chapter : "The Minotaur") Antaeus and the Pygmies (Chapter: "The Pygmies") Dragon's Teeth (Chapter: "The Dragon's Teeth") Circe's Palace (Chapter: "Circe's Palace") Proserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed (Chapter: "The Pomegranate Seed") Jason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: "The Golden Fleece")
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookLovers of Bath
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 191819
- Title
- Tanglewood Tales
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Illustrator
- Edmund Dulac
- Format/Binding
- Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor. Spine worn at the ends and starting to detach from the boards. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, New York & Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton
- Keywords
- classical mythology, children's mythology, children's books, juvenile literature, girls tales, boys tales, juvenile greek literature, greek myths retold, fairy tales, books by nathaniel hawthorne, edmund dulac
Terms of Sale
BookLovers of Bath
As a distance seller based in England, I am required to abide by the terms of the "Distance Selling Act", details of which are freely available. This ensures that you have the highest degree of protection when purchasing from me. Alongside that, I prefer to treat my customers in the manner that I expect to be treated; my guarantee is complete satisfaction or your money back - I aim to please, not just for the one book sale but to ensure that should you require another book, another time that my name against it means it gets your consideration.
About the Seller
BookLovers of Bath
Biblio member since 2006
Peasedown St. John, Somerset
About BookLovers of Bath
BookLovers of Bath is set in the pastoral idyll of Peasedown St. John in Somerset (God's Own Country) in the south west of England. My wife and I owned the village Post Office until the modern world caught up with us in 2014. At that point I converted the premises to a small book shop, Fact or Fable, with a stock of around 4,000 titles in stock. I've been selling books worldwide since 1997 and rather hope to get the hang of it shortly…
Glossary
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- 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,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
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