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Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book
by Dulac, Edmund
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, c1920. Hardback. 174pp. Publisher's red cloth binding with gilt to front and spine. Top edge gilt. No jacket. Sixteen coloured illustrations tipped-in. Originally published in 1916, this is a later edition, most likely from around 1920 though it is undated. Fifteen fairy stories from around the world and some of Dulac's best known illustrations. Book in fair condition. Cloth binding generally rubbed and quite worn in certain places. The hinges are weak and the cloth has split in places at the hinges with the result that the spine cover is becoming detached. Occasional crack at gutter but all pages are present and securely held. Some mild toning/spotting to endpapers and prelims, also to fore and bottom edges. The text block itself is clean and has only occasional very slight spotting. Gift dedication to front free endpaper. Although the book has clearly had a lot of use, it is still a very serviceable copy and the illustrations are all bright and crisp. Now protected in an archival film wrap.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1308651
- Title
- Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book
- Author
- Dulac, Edmund
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fairy tales of different lands.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ariadne Books
Biblio member since 2018
Eynsham, Oxfordshire
About Ariadne Books
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Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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