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The Fairy Book
by Mulock, Dinah Maria
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good -
- ISBN 10
- 083173163X
- ISBN 13
- 9780831731632
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: Mayflower Books, 1979. 231pp. Facsimile reprint of the 1923 edition originally published by Macmillan, London. Original dark green cloth with silver lettering to spine. Yellow silk ribbon bookmark. By the Author of "John Halifax Gentleman". With 16 illustrations in color by Warwick Goble, one of the leading watercolorists of his day who works appear in many children's books, including The Water Babies. A collection of classic tales, some English, and some from Perrault, d'Aulnois, and Grimm. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting). Sewn binding is cracked but pages are secure. 1/4" split to upper front hinge, small puncture to rear hinge. Boards are lightly scuffed with minor rubbing to extremities. Unclipped pictorial DJ is sunned/finger soiled and has a 1.5" closed tear to upper front cover repaired by scotch tape. Shelfwear (moderate rubbing/slight chipping to head of spine, light nicking to heel of spine, a few scrapes to paper on rear panel near spine, corners heavily rubbed/beginning to fray). Nevertheless, ooks nice in protective mylkar covering. This is not a remainder or ex-library. No previous owner markings. Nice reading copy. . Facsimile Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good -. Illus. by Goble, Warwick. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.
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Details
- Bookseller
- after-words bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 056030
- Title
- The Fairy Book
- Author
- Mulock, Dinah Maria
- Illustrator
- Goble, Warwick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good -
- Edition
- Facsimile Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 083173163X
- ISBN 13
- 9780831731632
- Publisher
- Mayflower Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Childrens Books Fairly Tales Folklore
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folklore; Fairy Tales; Children's Books; Children's Classics;
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- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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....
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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