The Book of the Stars for Young People
by Olcott, William Tyler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gilt stamping and pictorial pastedown of Orion the Mighty Hunter front panel, gilt lettering to spine a bit dulled, mild rubbing on tips else square and tight, previous owner's name front endpaper. Astronomy and stories of the stars for young people, illustrated. ; MCF04418; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 411 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- McCormick Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41259
- Title
- The Book of the Stars for Young People
- Author
- Olcott, William Tyler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Children Astronomy Stars Planets Science
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
Terms of Sale
McCormick Books
Books are shipped immediately upon receipt of payments. Returns allowed within two weeks.
About the Seller
McCormick Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About McCormick Books
Mail order book store specializing in Genealogy, History and Michigan History.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.