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East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North
by Peter Christian Asbjornsen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Hodder and Stoughton A very copy of this classic work with 24 tipped in colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations and designs by Kay Nielson. Undated but circa 1924 (there is an ink inscription on the fep dated 1924) and the third issue of this work by Hodder. The deep yellow cloth binding has black titles and blue and black design to front board, and black titles to spine. The binding is bright and clean with slight dulling to edges. The spine is a little cocked to the front and faded, with light pulling to spine ends. The back board has some light marking in the middle. Top page edges are yellowed. There is a small area of marking at the bottom page edge not visible internally. The contents are complete and in very good clean condition with bright text and plates. There is light marking in the gutter and bottom of p89; a slight mark in the gutter and top of p236 and light spotting at the bottom of p283/4. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images to further assess condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033199
- Title
- East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North
- Author
- Peter Christian Asbjornsen
- Illustrator
- Kay Nielsen
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- kay nielsen; east of the sun; early twentieth century illustrated; colour plate books; children's colour plate books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Children's;
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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