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Wonder Book

by HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel

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1928. RACKHAM, Arthur.. HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. A Wonder Book. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Original gilt-pictorial cloth, non-priceclipped dust jacket. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1928. Later edition. Latimore & Haskell, p.55. 24 full page color plates, 20 black and white illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Very tiny chipping to head of jacket spine panel, else fine.

Synopsis

Classical myths retold by Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the masters of American literature--King Midas with his Golden Touch, Pandora's Box, The Adventure of Hercules in quest of the golden apples, Bellerophon and the Chimaera, Baucis and Philomon, Perseus, and Medusa.

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Bookseller
George S. MacManus Company US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
72471
Title
Wonder Book
Author
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
Illustrator
RACKHAM, Arthur.
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Date Published
1928
Keywords
RACKHAM, A, LITX

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About George S. MacManus Company

Our inventory of over 45,000 catalogued titles focuses primarily on 18th and 19th century Americana with specialities such as Voyages and Travels, Local Histories, Indians and the West and the Civil War. Also included in our collection are English and American literary first editions, Limited Edition Club selections and Books about Books.

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Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...

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