Journeys Through Bookland: A New And Original Plan For Reading Applied To The World's Best Literature For Children, Volume 9
by Sylvester, Charles H
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/Not Issued
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Bellows-Reeve Company, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good +/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. The Book Is Bound In Gray Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering And Decorating Within Black Fields On The Front And Spine. The Top Edges Are Gilt. Pictorial Endpapers Featuring A Castle. Minor Wear With Tanning And Light Smudging To The Page Edges. The Front Hinge Is Starting After The Half Title Page And The Back At Page 491
Synopsis
Journeys Through Bookland , published in 1901 by Bellows-Reeve Company, contains 10 volumes of poems, myths, Bible stories, fairy tales, and excerpts from children's novels, as well as a guide to the series. It has been lauded as ‘a new and original plan for reading, applied to the world’s best literature for children.’
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041789
- Title
- Journeys Through Bookland: A New And Original Plan For Reading Applied To The World's Best Literature For Children, Volume 9
- Author
- Sylvester, Charles H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Bellows-Reeve Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1909
- Pages
- 491
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's Literature - Study And Teaching (Elementary) School & Education, School & Education, General
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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