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Little Greta of Denmark
by Bailey, Bernadine
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Bernadine Bailey -- Photography. Illustrated end pages, one being a map of Denmark and the other coloured illustrations of Danish cultural highlights. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, of the Little Mermaid – in Copenhagen harbour; the text is illustrated with numerous black and white photographs, taken by the author from around Denmark. 1/4 blue coloured textured cloth covered back strip. 3/4 blue coloured boards with red and black coloured illustration to the front panel, and black coloured titles also present. Part of Children of all Lands Stories Series. Designed for younger readers, this is a trip around Denmark with a young girl called Greta, giving a glimpse of Danish life at the end of the 1930s. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. The underlying board is visible at the book corners and front edges. Rubbing of the book edges and panels sunning also present. Some age toning of the text block edges and pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 9 - 189, [1] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Bernadine Bailey -- Photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: children; Denmark; 1930s; Travel & Places. Inventory No: 0127581. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0127581
- Title
- Little Greta of Denmark
- Author
- Bailey, Bernadine
- Illustrator
- Bernadine Bailey -- Photography
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- BZDB2 travel, photography – Bernadine Bailey, Children of all Lands Stories – series, juvenile travel children; Denmark; 1930s; Travel & Places. Bernadine Bailey -- Photography Unbranded Bailey, Bernadine Little Greta of Denm
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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