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Now We Are Six
by MILNE, A. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- F
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1927. Deluxe Monogram Edition. Full Leather Fine Binding (Hardcover). F. SHEPARD, Ernest H.. Deluxe Monogram Edition. 2nd Edition. 12.5x19cm publisher's full tan roan, with gilt titles and vignettes of the characters to the spine, gilt and brown border to the upper board with a brown blocked hexagonal device containing 'A.A.M.' in gilt. All edges gilt, brown silk bookmark. Pictorial endpapers with black and white illustrations by Ernest H Shepard. The boards are in fine condition noting a few very light dings to the very fore edge of the lower board. Internally, there is no name, inscription or bookplate and the pages are very clean. The binding is firm and square. A lovely copy of this distinctive Milne edition. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Synopsis
More entertaining verses and delightful pictures in the style of When We Were Very Young . "Gay verses about all manner of things, which with their original rhythm dance their way into memory."-- Four to Fourteen, 1927
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200433
- Title
- Now We Are Six
- Author
- MILNE, A. A
- Illustrator
- SHEPARD, Ernest H.
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather Fine Binding (Hardcover)
- Book Condition
- Used - F
- Edition
- Deluxe Monogram Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Childrens|Winnie The Pooh|Fine Binding
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
- Fore Edge
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