THE FIRST MARGARET MAHY STORY BOOK
by MAHY, Margaret; illustrated by HUGHES, Shirley:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. 1973. Early reprint. Shirley Hughes' retained copy, signed by her. Original red cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout in black and white by Shirley Hughes. A near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the spine a touch faded, the contents clean and bright throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and spine-faded original dustwrapper which has been clipped and repriced with a label by the publisher. Signed by Shirley Hughes in black ink to the title page. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23418
- Title
- THE FIRST MARGARET MAHY STORY BOOK
- Author
- MAHY, Margaret; illustrated by HUGHES, Shirley:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. 1973
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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York, North Yorkshire
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....