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Bibliophile in the Nursery - A Bookman's Treasury of Collectors' Lore on Old and Rare Children's Books by Targ, William - 1957

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Bibliophile in the Nursery - A Bookman's Treasury of Collectors' Lore on Old and Rare Children's Books by Targ, William - 1957

Bibliophile in the Nursery - A Bookman's Treasury of Collectors' Lore on Old and Rare Children's Books

by Targ, William

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Cleveland / New York: World Publishing Company, 1957. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Clean hardcover book in unclipped original dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Blank endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated in black & white. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by William Targ, Editor of Carrousel for Bibliophiles and Bouillabaisse for Bibliophiles. Frontispiece fold-out illustration. Many additional illustrations throughout. 503 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped(12.50 on front inside flap); enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An informative guide to book collecting that takes you joyfully through the charming highways and byways of old and rare children's books..
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Jacket Condition Near Fine
  • Edition First Edition.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher World Publishing Company
  • Place of Publication Cleveland / New York
  • Date Published 1957
  • Keywords BOOKS ON BOOKS, CHILDREN'S BOOK COLLECTING, WILLIAM TARG

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World Pub., 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Cleveland / New York: The World Publishing Company, 1957. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Very good +. Sm 4to. Black cloth, with gilt spine titles, and gilt title and embossed design on cover. Red top-stain. Fold-out frontis sepia photographic image of rare children's books. 503 pages, with Index of Contributors. Illustrated with b/w photographic images and drawings. Name on Front Free End Paper. No marks to text. Lacking the dust-jacket.
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Bibliophile in the Nursery: a Bookman's Treasury of Collector's Lore on Old and Rare Children's Books

by Targ, William, Ed

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Cleveland & NY: The World Publishing Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ lightly chipped and edgeworn; soiling on rear. .
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by Targ, William

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Cleveland: World Publishing, (c1957). Black cloth. VG/Very Near Fine. 8vo. illustrated in black and white. 1st edition
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BIBLIOPHILE IN THE NURSERY

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World Publishing Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. E--Wear and rubbing to covers. Wear, rubbing, chips/tears to DJ. Some underlining and notes. Binding sound. Due to size and/or weight of the book I can only ship it domestic mail. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. .
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Bibliophile in the Nursery: A Bookman's Treasury of Collectors' Lore on Old and Rare Children's Books

by Targ, William (editor)

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Cleveland and N.Y.: World Publishing Company, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. B/w Frontis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In yellow jacket over black boards, 8vo, 503pp. (Light shelfwear and browning to jacket extremities, edges lightly toned).
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Bibliophile in the Nursery: A Bookman's Treasury of Collectors' Lore on Old and Rare Children's Books

by Targ, William

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Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1957. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked with toning to endpapers. Full cloth binding. 503pp. Fold-out frontis. Jacket, in protective mylar, is rubbed, with soiling to back panel.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
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Cleveland / New York: The World Publishing Company, 1957. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. Sm 4to. Black cloth, with gilt spine titles, and gilt title and embossed design on cover. Red top-stain. Fold-out frontis sepia photographic image of rare children's books. 503 pages, with Index of Contributors. Illustrated with b/w photographic images and drawings. No names or marks. In illustrated dust-jacket (designed by Leo Manso), with price intact.
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Bibliophile in the Nursery

by Targ, William (ed.)

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Cleveland: World. VG+/VG+. 1957. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 503pp . Some offsetting from flaps to end papers, but a nice copy overall. .
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Bibliophile in the Nursery

by Targ, William

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The World Publishing Co., 1957. Very Good. Targ, William. Bibliophile in the Nursery. NY: The World Publishing Co., 1957. 1st edition. 503pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Black boards with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good with yellowed edges. Rear endpaper yellowed from inlaid newspaper article. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with yellowed edges and spine. Chipped edges and several small stains on front panel.
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