Jackanapes
by Ewing, Juliana Horatia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1948. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Light wear to extremities. DJ has some soiling, 1/2" chip missing from front upper left corner. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W and Colour illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 62 pages; This children's story was originally published in 1884 just a year before the death of the author. This edition's collectibility relies on the charming illustrations, both B&W and color by Tasha Tudor. The black titles on the spine of the green boards make this the second issue of this release, first issue had gilt titles. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16149
- Title
- Jackanapes
- Author
- Ewing, Juliana Horatia
- Illustrator
- Tasha Tudor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- tasha tudor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
Satisfaction guaranteed - if I have made an error in the description, I will refund book and shipping both ways. If the customer just changes his/her mind I will only refund one shipping charge. Please contact me before sending a book back. Any dust jackets on books will have a Mylar protector. Books shipped from US or Canada.
About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
Glossary
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- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...