Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1866. Fair copy. In brown cloth covers with glit lettering in design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Intcat but loose binding. Clean and unmarked text pages. Cracked front and rear hinges. Inscription on frontispiece and title page. Small piece missing onm lower spione small tear on upper spine. Moderate to heavy shelf wear. Pictures upon request. . Hardcover. Fair. Illus. by John Tenniel. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Quaker House Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003101
Title: Aesop's Fables: A New Version
Author: Thomas James
Illustrator: John Tenniel
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1866
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Keywords: Children Literature, Fables

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Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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,...

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