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THE OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS: VOLUME I - 1566-1901, A CATALOGUE; VOLUME II - 1476-1910, A CATALOGUE.
by Judith, St. John. Introduction by Edgar Osborne
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0919486258
- ISBN 13
- 9780919486256
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: Toronto Public Library. Very Good. 1966. Hard Cover. Narrow 4to 0919486258 TWO-VOLUME SET COMPLETE. Very heavy books but no extra postage will be asked for when posting to a UK address. First volume revised and corrected reprint of the 1958 edition, second volume first edition. Green cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine, illustrated blue cloth boards. Clear Profusely and beautifully illustrated in colour and b/w. Indispensable resource for serious collectors of children's literature. Volume I: xxiv, 561 pp., illus.; Volume II: Frontis., xii, 562-1138 pp., illus. Introduction by Edgar Osborne. Clean and tight. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136252
- Title
- THE OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS: VOLUME I - 1566-1901, A CATALOGUE; VOLUME II - 1476-1910, A CATALOGUE.
- Author
- Judith, St. John. Introduction by Edgar Osborne
- Illustrator
- Colour & b/w Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0919486258
- ISBN 13
- 9780919486256
- Publisher
- Toronto Public Library
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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