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Carl Krinken - His Christmas Stocking: From Ellen Montgomery's Book Shelf
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
"Carl Krinken - His Christmas Stocking" - from Ellen Montgomery's Book Shelf. 1854 1st edition (though there is an inscription dated 1853); G.P. Putnam & Co.; New York. Illustrated.
Condition:
Soiling to the covers and spine. Cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine, and at the cover corners. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a minor crack at the hinge between pages 288 & 289 - despite the crack, both covers remain firmly attached. The pages are age-toned with consistent smudges, foxing and staining. There is an inscription written in pen dated 1853 on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Good- condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8107
- Title
- Carl Krinken - His Christmas Stocking
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Carl Krinken, his Christmas stocking, ellen Montgomery, a Christmas Carol, clement C Moore, visit from St Nicholas, Santa Claus
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics;
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
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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