CHILD LIFE IN PROSE
by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
THE BOOK SOCIETY, LONDON CIRCA 1870 HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL GILT CLOTH BINDING, FRONTIS PLUS NUMEROUS BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS, DETAILED COLLECTION OF STORIES FROM AUTHORS SUCH AS DICKENS, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, CHARLES & MARY LAMB, NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE & MANY OTHERS. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 302 PAGES. LIGHT WEAR AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE, CORNERS BUMPED, ENDPAPERS FOXED WITH SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING OR MINOR MARKS TO PAGES. OVERALL A LOVELY COPY WITH GILT TO COVER VERY BRIGHT & MAJORITY OF PAGES CLEAN. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Elder Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0064234-S2
- Title
- CHILD LIFE IN PROSE
- Author
- JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- THE BOOK SOCIETY, LONDON CIRCA 1870
Terms of Sale
Elder Books
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
Elder Books
Biblio member since 2023
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire
About Elder Books
Elder Books have been dealing in 2nd hand & Antiquarian Books, Prints, Maps & Collectables for over 25 years, formally of Ross Old Book Shop Ross on Wye, Herefordshire. We would also like to purchase good quality 2nd Hand & Antiquarian Books. All Books are wrapped in Bubble Wrap and sent in a sturdy Cardboard Book Box. Combined Postage Available. You can contact us: paulelderbooks@gmail.com Visit Elder Books Facebook Page!
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- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...