New York: A. C. Armstrong & Son, 1886. Worn but attractive reading copy of the first American edition, illustrated with engravings by Pym. Royal blue pictorial cloth over beveled boards lettered in gilt and silver gilt with floral garland designs in yellow, black and silver gilt, 174 pages. Covers rubbed with chipped and frayed spine ends, a waxy residue on the covers which shows up as a white sheen on the rear cover, hinges cracked, front free endpaper removed, text block shaken with some separation between some gatherings, pages lightly age-toned with numerous erased pencil scribbles, still entirely readable.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Resource Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 022580
Title: The Autocrat of the Nursery
Author: Meade, L. T. Illustrated By T. Pym
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Jacket Condition: No
Edition: First US Edition
Publisher: A. C. Armstrong & Son
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1886
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: CHILDRENS STORIES CHAPTER BOOKS ILLUSTRATED
Bookseller catalogs: Children's Books;

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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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,...
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....
Gatherings: A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Shaken: A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...