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Playtime & Company, A Book For Children (Signed, Limited Edition)
by Lucas, E. V., Pictures By E. H. Shepard [Inscribed By Lucas And Shepard To G Oliver Anderson]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1925. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 95 Pp. One Of One Hundred Copies Of The Signed, Limited Edition In Blue Cloth And Grey Boards With Paper Label, This Copy With Numbering Statement Crossed Out, Signed By E V Lucas And Ernest H Shepard With Inked Note Below "This Is A Presentation Copy For G Oliver Anderson". Decorative Bookplate "Ex Libris G Oliver Anderson" With Illustration Of A Medieval Teacher Reading To His Students Who Are Sitting Around Him. Anderson Was A Partner With Methuen. Book Is Near Fine, Light Rubbing At Corners With 1/2" Loss Of Paper At Bottom Of Two Lower Tips Along Bottom Edges. Dj Complete, Browned At Edges, 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Spine Edge And Another At Top Of Rear Flap Fold, 1/4" Closed Tear At Top Opf Front Panel, Minute Loss At Lower Bottom Front Tip, At Center Of Bottom Of Spine Edge, And At Top Of Rear Spine Edge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025511
- Title
- Playtime & Company, A Book For Children (Signed, Limited Edition)
- Author
- Lucas, E. V., Pictures By E. H. Shepard [Inscribed By Lucas And Shepard To G Oliver Anderson]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Childrens Books 1901-1950;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
Biblio member since 2013
Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- 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.
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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