Memories.
by Galsworthy, John; Earl, Maud (illustrator); Chris, the Dog
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1930. Reprint ed.. Hardback quarto, papered boards, good condition, black & cream drawings, illustrated endpapers, four colour plates (including frontispiece, all with tissue guards), endpapers lightly toned & little foxed, pages lightly toned, top edge toned, fore-edge & bottom edge lightly toned, spine little faded, spine ends lightly rubbed, inner hinge slightly split (pages firm), owner's written name & date. 71 pp. The wonderful story of the author's favourite black cocker spaniel, Chris. The beautiful life-like illustrations make this a suitable book for adults and older children. At times it seems that the spaniel is telling the story himself. A delightful book for any dog lover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29342
- Title
- Memories.
- Author
- Galsworthy, John; Earl, Maud (illustrator); Chris, the Dog
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- pets, dogs, cocker spaniels, writers, britain, collectible, collectable
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.