Poems of Childhood
by Eugene Field
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribners. Hardcover. Good. Maxfield Parrish. Classic Scribners printing with full color illustration on front panel and black cloth, Scribners seal on copyright page, Later Printing after 1922, Complete with 9 beautiful Maxfield Parrish full color illustrations on 9 full page plates including frontispiece. 199 pages of classic children's poems. Book is called Good but actually better, rubbing and wear to front panel illustration, little play in boards but binding secure, corners bumped and two showing, gilt titles to spine and nice and clear, light wear to edges and rear panel. Paste downs and first free pages show rubbing, a few random smudges, text Very Good Plus, All and All a very nice copy with the famous Dinkey Bird illustration at a bargain price. ME. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001631
- Title
- Poems of Childhood
- Author
- Eugene Field
- Illustrator
- Maxfield Parrish
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Scribners
- Place of Publication
- New York
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
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