That Eager Zest. First Discoveries in the Magic World of Books.
by Walsh, Frances [Editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippencott Company, 1961 First edition. A fine copy in orange cloth with light fading to spine. Dust jacket is price clipped, lightly soiled and has minor chipping at the head of the spine. An anthology of material taken from history's greatest authors writing of children's loving discovery of books and of reading. Includes material from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Graves, John Keats, Carl Sandburg, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Thurber, and many more..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argonaut Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4165
- Title
- That Eager Zest. First Discoveries in the Magic World of Books.
- Author
- Walsh, Frances [Editor]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippencott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Literature, Children's Books, Childhood, Anthology, Reading
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About the Seller
Argonaut Book Shop
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San Francisco, California
About Argonaut Book Shop
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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