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Little Saint Elizabeth & Other Stories
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/None
- Seller
-
Denver, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. Hardcover. Very good/None. With illustrations by Reginald B. Birch. An early, unnumbered printing of the first edition, just two years after the first print. Very mild blemishes to boards but type and illustration on cover remains crisp. Rubbing and general shelf wear around the edges including bumped/frayed corners and spine ends. Previous owner's inscription on first page, otherwise all pages clean and unmarked though tanned. Front hinge cracked and several instances of mildly split binding throughout text. Slight spine lean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sparrow's Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08009
- Title
- Little Saint Elizabeth & Other Stories
- Author
- Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Date Published
- 1892
Terms of Sale
Sparrow's Bookshop
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About the Seller
Sparrow's Bookshop
Biblio member since 2021
Denver, Colorado
About Sparrow's Bookshop
Sparrow's Bookshop is a Denver based vintage & rare bookstore specializing in hard-to-find items, unique titles and first editions. Member IOBA.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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