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SIR TOADY CRUSOE
by CROCKETT. S. R.; BROWNE. GORDON. Illustrates
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- hardcover
- First
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About This Item
Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.Ltd. London.,1905. FIRST EDITION IN RARE DUSTWRAPPER. Illustrated with 89 line drawings, some full page, plus initial letters and smaller illustrations amongst the text. Some minor foxing to the fore edge but not affecting the open pages. A fine copy in publishers decorative blue cloth boards which are fully illustrated and lettered in black, yellow, white and light blus to fropnt board and spine. Rear board with smaller illustration and lettering in black and white.Some minor white spotting to the lower board at very bottom and on lower half of the hinge. In the rare original dustwrapper which reproduces the boards and spine in black on blue paper. One small piece (0.5 x 0.4 inch) missing from the top of the spine, not affecting the lettering,and strengthened with archive tape to the reverse of the top of spine but overall in superb condition. Children's books of this vintage are uncommon in any dustwrapper but to find one in such good condition is rare indeed.:
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 5846
- Title
- SIR TOADY CRUSOE
- Author
- CROCKETT. S. R.; BROWNE. GORDON. Illustrates
- Book condition
- Used
- Quantity available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd. London.,1905
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's and Illustrated books;
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- spine
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