Animal Autobiographies: THE DOG
by Mitton, G. E
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: A. & C. Black, 1904. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Charming and exciting story of a Dog's Life from the Dog himself. ||Iustrated with 8 Full page Colour Plates (First 4 including Frontispiece missing). Light blue cloth cover Illustrated with Black & brown Animal Designs. Gilt Lettering to front & spine. Top Page edges gilt, other page edges untrimmed. Illustrated Title Page dated 1904. Gift inscription dated 1908 on preliminary page 208 Pages.8 1/4" Tall, 580g. Some wear to cover with loss of colour to front and back bottom corners. (see photo) Spine tanned. Front hinge cracked. Binding fragile, 2 pages & 2 plates loose. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008339
- Title
- Animal Autobiographies: THE DOG
- Author
- Mitton, G. E
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. & C. Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S FICTION/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ANIMALS, DOGS
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
Biblio member since 2019
Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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