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New York.: Schocken., 1981.. First edition.. Hardcover.. Fine copy (end paper glued to front board) in fine dust jacket (in mylar).. Octavo.. Very scarce in this condition. Important reference work.
Kate Greenaway a Biography by Engen, Rodney - 1981
by Engen, Rodney
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Kate Greenaway a Biography
by Engen, Rodney
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
London: Macdonald, 1981. Authorised biography of the Victorian illustrator whose name evokes images of a Victorian idyll but whose personal life as the love of John Ruskin contained elements of turbulence, tragedy and heartbreak. A very good clean hardback in price-clipped dustwrapper which shows signs of light shelfwear/tear. 240 pages. Slight tanning to page edges. Includes many previously unpublished illustrations. Prompt dispatch.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition Good
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Macdonald
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1981
- Keywords .jpg, Biography, Artist, Illustrator
- Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Kate Greenaway. A Biography.
by Engen, Rodney
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine copy (end paper glued to front board) in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fair Oaks, California, United States
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Kate Greenaway . A Biography
by Engen, Rodney
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780354042000
- ISBN 10
- 0354042009
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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London: MacDonald Futura Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0354042009 . Green boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket which is not price-clipped. The boards are lightly 'mottled' on the front half of the front and rear boards, and there is some light edge-wear to the dustjacket and the d/j corners. The Dustjacket is in an older clear plastic removable cover and looks 'Very Good'. The Green/White 'Family Tree' front endpaper has a small (1.5 cm) white patch on the top corner where possibly a price has been erased taking the (green) colour with it. There are NO inscriptions or other marks. 240 pp. Ilustrated with b/w and colour plates. Epilogue; Notes; Appendix: Illustrated Books; Index. Overall, apart from the 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Tight and Secure, Near 'Very Good' copy. "This is the tragic story of Kate Greenaway, told here…
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