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Dame Wiggins of Lee and her Seven Wonderful Cats, A Humorous Tale. By a Lady of Ninety
by RUSKIN, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
George Allen, 1885. 1st Thus. Hardcover. VG+. GREENAWAY, Kate. 1st Thus, Deluxe Large Paper Edition one of a limited edition of 400. 17.7 x 22.5 cm maroon cloth with blind stamped line borders and gilt stamped vignette and titles to the front. Uncut edges iv, [4], 20, [1] pp. Twenty-two woodcuts, pp. 3,4,8, and 9 by Kate Greenaway. A lovely copy with only a couple of small marks light marks and a little rubbing to the spine tips, corners and edges. Internally clean and bright with a number of pages unopened, neat ownership name to the half title and a little toning to the verso of the free endpapers. There is a faint pencil note about the book to the verso of the front free endpaper and one or two very faint handling marks within the text. Originally published in 1823, this is a facsimile reprint with four additional verses and illustrations by Ruskin and Greenaway respectively. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200469
- Title
- Dame Wiggins of Lee and her Seven Wonderful Cats, A Humorous Tale. By a Lady of Ninety
- Author
- RUSKIN, John
- Illustrator
- GREENAWAY, Kate
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- George Allen
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Cats|Childrens|Limited Edition|Illustrated
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
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