Over the Gate
by Miss Read. Illustrated By J. S. Goodall
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. Very clean copy of the first American edition of this book [1965], in which the author brings the reader back again to her beloved Fairacre village. Patterned hardcover in crimson and pink, crimson cloth spine, illustrated endpapers, 236 pages, illustrated dustjacket. Near fine with light rubbing to the spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is also near fine, not priceclipped and with only light corner rubbing and very light shelf soil to the plain white rear panel.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
Throughout her years as schoolmistress, Miss Read has gathered excellent accounts of the rich and varied history of her beloved country village, often through neighborly conversation over the gate. Fairacre has garnered its share of odd incidents, entertaining episodes, and village folklore, from an unusual recipe for weight loss found in an old notebook -- and used with alarming consequences -- to the tragic story of the village ghost. With characteristic grace and vigor, Miss Read retells many treasured stories of Fairacre past and present.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026303
- Title
- Over the Gate
- Author
- Miss Read. Illustrated By J. S. Goodall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS FAIRACRE FARM SCHOOL VILLAGE SCHOOLMISTRESS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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