The Big Book of Famous Stories: Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, Robin Hood, Black Beauty, The Three Bears, etc.
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a large volume of children's classics, "The Big Book of Famous Stories." Circa 1930's (there is no date of publication stated); published by Grosset & Dunlap. "Profusely illustrated in full color and black and white." Included are favorites such as A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, Little Red Riding Hood, Robinson Crusoe, A Child's Garden of Verses, Black Beauty, Adventures of a Brownie, Bible Stories for Children, The Man Without a Country, The Three Bears, The Little Lame Prince, Helen's Babies, and more.
Condition:
Clean front cover; light soiling to the spine; tanning to the back cover; shelf wear along the bottom edges of the boards; the top edge of the back cover has a few small dings/chips; wear to the corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean and nearly appear unread with only a few random light smudges found. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.
Condition:
Clean front cover; light soiling to the spine; tanning to the back cover; shelf wear along the bottom edges of the boards; the top edge of the back cover has a few small dings/chips; wear to the corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean and nearly appear unread with only a few random light smudges found. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6474
- Title
- The Big Book of Famous Stories
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- big book famous stories, alice in wonderland, robin hood, three bears, black beauty, a christmas carol, man without country, helens babies, bible stories, lewis carroll, adventures brownie, charles dickens
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics; Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...