CURLY HEADS AND LONG LEGS
by Vredenburg, Edric [etc]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- V.g.
- Seller
-
Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Paris , New York: Raphael Tuck, 1914. GREEN BUCKRAM CHILDRENS BOOK. 140 and 8pp of pub. ads.pp 12 colour full-page illus. and many black and white drawing. Verses by Norman Gale. Illus. end-papers. A scarce pre-war childrens illus. book with stories and lovely colour full-page plates, A scarce item. Childrens name filled in to the oblong frame.The front cover is particularly attractive with a full colour pasted illus. set within an illus. green buckram binding and gilt titles and borders. Matching gilt titles on the spine. Illus. end-papers by H. Cownan. Unfaded cloth. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. 3 COPIES ONLY IN COPAC. [Nb there were two variants on the book case with green boards [for sale here] and another with dark brown and white titles.on the front boards.]. 1st edition. Hardback. V.g.. Illus. by Hilda Cowham. 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GT1302
- Title
- CURLY HEADS AND LONG LEGS
- Author
- Vredenburg, Edric [etc]
- Illustrator
- Hilda Cowham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Raphael Tuck
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris , New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
Terms of Sale
Thomas Rare Books
7 day return if mis-described
About the Seller
Thomas Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Yaxley, Suffolk
About Thomas Rare Books
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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"...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- 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....
- 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...