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The Brownies Around the World
by Cox, Palmer
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Original color-printed, pictorial glazed boards, spine badly rubbed, hinges cracked
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Published by The Century Co, 1894. First edition. Illustrated throughout from pen and ink drawings by the author. 1 vols. 4to. Original color-printed, pictorial glazed boards, spine badly rubbed, hinges cracked. First edition. Illustrated throughout from pen and ink drawings by the author. 1 vols. 4to. With Palmer Cox Drawing. The fourth book of the popular Brownie series. Not only is there a charming pen-and-ink Brownie vignette by Palmer Cox laid in (9 x 9 cm.), but a substantial portion of the large pictorial dust jacket is laid in as well.
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- Seller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 224201
- Title
- The Brownies Around the World
- Author
- Cox, Palmer
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated throughout from pen and ink drawings by the author. 1 vols. 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Original color-printed, pictorial glazed boards, spine badly rubbed, hinges cracked
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Published by The Century Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- Children's Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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,...
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