The Darning Needle and Other Stories
by Andersen, Hans Christian and Others
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company. Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 128pp. Purple blind-stamped covers, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. No date but circa 1870's, inscription dated 1877 on front free endpaper, illustrated with 4 engravings. Stories included are The Fir Tree, The Swineherd, Elder-tree Mother, Five out of One Shell, The Snow Queen and Roland Spine sunned, minor scuffing. Binding is tight and there is a faint water stain to lower portion of text. Contents are otherwise very clean and fresh.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001107
- Title
- The Darning Needle and Other Stories
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian and Others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.E. Tilton and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- Andersen "Fairy Tales
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's; Collectible;
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About the Seller
Old Bookshelf
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Wilmington, Delaware
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- 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...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.