A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Illustrated by Parrish, Maxfield
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Duffield & Company, 1910. Hardcover. Large Octavo; G-; dark blue spine with gilt text; original publisher's cloth has some scratches to exterior; rubbing wear to edges; pictorial paper label to front; no jacket; shaken binding due to cracked hinges; textblock exterior edges have modestly age toned; deckled fore and tail edges; pictorial endpapers; previous owner's name to front endpaper; frontispiece with tissue guard; interior pages acceptable; illustrated; pp 358. 1364303. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1364303
- Title
- A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Illustrated by Parrish, Maxfield
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Duffield & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Juvenile literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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,...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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