The Affectionate Parent's Gift; A Collection of Prose and Verse made by Margaret Honor Swinstead from Old Books for Children
by Swinstead, Margaret Honor
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. plain white stiff boards, decorated paper cover. Very good
- Seller
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About This Item
Ditchling: St. Dominic's Press, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. plain white stiff boards, decorated paper cover. Very good. Jones, David. 94 pages. 20.5 x 13 cm. Title page engraving of a Friar by David Jones. Limited edition, one of 480 copies. Swinstead notes in her preface, "The pieces in this book have all been taken from pre-Victorian books for children." The last story a gem, the vagaries of eating cake. Interior contents crisp, bookplate of Richard D. Friedlander. TAYLOR & SEWELL. A158.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21225
- Title
- The Affectionate Parent's Gift; A Collection of Prose and Verse made by Margaret Honor Swinstead from Old Books for Children
- Author
- Swinstead, Margaret Honor
- Illustrator
- Jones, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. plain white stiff boards, decorated paper cover. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- St. Dominic's Press
- Place of Publication
- Ditchling
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Private Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press; Victorian;
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