HIGHROADS OF LITERATURE BOOK 1: WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG(THE ROYAL SCHOOL SERIES)
by Various
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
- Seller
-
THETFORD, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON, EDINBURGH, DUBLIN & NEW YORK: THOMAS NELSON & SONS. INTERESTING VINTAGE SCHOOL BOOK AIMED AT YOUNG CHILDREN, WITH COLOUR & BLACK AND WHITE PLATE ILLUSTRATIONS(INCLUDING REPRODUCTIONS OF PAINTINGS BY J.M.W. Turner, Sir John Millais, E.M. Ward, J.C. Dollman) DEPICTING SCENES FROM THE BIBLE, POPULAR STORIES (EG ROBINSON CRUSOE, CINDERELLA) AND ANCIENT HISTORY, MYTHOLOGY. BLUE CLOTH BOARDS. WEAR ON BOARD EDGES(NOT TOO SEVERE. SCHOOL STAMPS ON PASTEDOWN(ON REVERSE OF FRONT BOARD) AND ON THE MARGINS OF A FEW INTERIOR PAGES(TEXT IS NOT AFFECTED. SLIGHT AGE MARKING ON SOME PAGES AND THE ODD PEN MARK. PAGES ARE CLEAN. STRONG BINDING. NO INSCRIPTIONS. Words are written on the front board(noticable when the book is held to the light). Pages edges are tanned/slightly foxed Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 1913.
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- Bookseller
- TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016869
- Title
- HIGHROADS OF LITERATURE BOOK 1: WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG(THE ROYAL SCHOOL SERIES)
- Author
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- THOMAS NELSON & SONS
- Place of Publication
- LONDON, EDINBURGH, DUBLIN & NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1913
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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About the Seller
TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
Biblio member since 2005
THETFORD, Norfolk
About TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
I am a bookseller of predominantly used(second hand) books. I specialise in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, British and American comics, TV and Film books and magazines. I also sell other varieties of fiction and non-fiction. Including historical novels, poetry, history books, native american history, new age, philosophy, motivational books, classics.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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