E. Nesbit by Doris Langley Moore - 1951

Chilton Books, 1966. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 313 pages. Light discoloring to the pages; a sound square binding; very good otherwise. The jacket has some discoloring and wear, a few small tears. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 208309. .

Phila: Chilton. VG+/VG. 1966. 1st. hardcover. 12mo . 313pp . Bit of edgewear to DJ. .

hardcover. very good(+)/very good(-). Illustrated, 313pp. Thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. (edgeworn; spine darkened). Philadelphia, 1966. A very good(+) copy in very good(-) dust wrapper.<br/><br/>

Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1966. 313 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "Publication of this first biography ever written about E. Nesbit (1858-1924), whose books for children have delighted readers young and old, is a literary event of major importance. Mrs. Langley Moore has written a new introduction to the present edition, telling a number of things that had to be omitted from the original work, when so many of E. Nesbit's contemporaries or members of her family were still alive. Also, the entire book has been revised and relevant material that either had to be left out originally, or has been discovered since, has been added. Edith Nesbit married Hubert Bland, a young journalist and enthusiastic Socialist, in 1880. He took the chair at the first meeting of the Fabian Society and both were active in the Fabian movement. When Bland, while ill, was defrauded by a business partner, Edith Nesbit was forced to earn the family's living. She began to write poems, short stories, and… Read More

Philadelphia: Chilton Company, 1966. First edition. Very Good. Edith Nesbit was born on August 15, 1858 and this book chronicles her parentage and early life, her childhood in France, the Victorian and Edwardian eras, through to her death in 1924. The author has revised her 1933 biography and added new material. Cream cloth boards with writing to spine and green and red embossed patterns to front cover. Some marks and a little dirty. Shelf wear and some bumping. Clean pages, binding a little loose. AB55

Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. First Edition Thus. 291 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good dustwrapper. Tiny tear on dustwrapper, price clipped. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Rich & Cowan Ltd., 1936. Hardcover. Good. 1936. First Cheap Edition. 335 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with gilt. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Cloth has moderate damp and dust stains.

1 . hardback. Fine. A Biography. Illustrated. 1st ed. NY (Chilton Books) 1966. Fine in dust wrapper.