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The golden age / by Kenneth Grahame ; with nineteen illustrations by R.J. Enraght-Moony
by Grahame, Kenneth (1859-1932)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : New York : Toronto : John Lane, The Bodley Head ; John Lane Company ; Bell & Cockburn, 1915. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Rebacked with the original spine laid back - very impressively finished. Title and cover ship vignettes in red. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Corners bumped. Top edge red. Rough trim to fore and bottom edges. Pages lightly tanned as with age. All colour plates present. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 243 pages; Physical description: viii, 243, 4 p., [19] leaves of plates : ill. (col.) ; 26 cm. Subjects: Brothers and sisters - England - Juvenile fiction. Country life - England - Juvenile fiction. Notes: At foot of title page verso: Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh. With four final leaves of advertisements.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 217575
- Title
- The golden age / by Kenneth Grahame ; with nineteen illustrations by R.J. Enraght-Moony
- Author
- Grahame, Kenneth (1859-1932)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition in this form
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : New York : Toronto : John Lane, The Bodley Head ; John Lane Company ; Bell & Cockburn
- Date Published
- 1915
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