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The Story of the Drowsy Dustman
by WHITE, Frank & PODGIE
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1935 1935. Uncorrected Proof. Hardcover. VG. CORAH, A M. A privately printed possibly unique volume. 19 x 25.6 cm. Cloth backed paper covered boards, with gilt stamped titles to the spine, 27pp(3) consisting of a bound typed manuscript with a couple of short hand written sections and with a printed frontispiece, 6 watercolour illustrations 4 original songs, a number of pen and ink drawings and an invitation to The Annual Toys Ball tipped in at the end. The book is essentially by a small boy known as 'Podgie' and concerns his adventures at the 'Annual Toys' Ball'. Signed by the author on the title page. The boards which are now covered in a removable, rigid clear cover have some rubbing to the edges and corners and light mottling to the boards Internally there is occasional spotting, most significantly to the 2 pages of music at the rear. This book appears to be a young child's tale that has been turned into a proper book. I can find no evidence that any other copies were ever produced and it may be that this was something intended for a family only. However the same writer and illustrator combined to produce a book called Dryads and Other Tales published by Frederick Warne in 1936. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Seller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 201093
- Title
- The Story of the Drowsy Dustman
- Author
- WHITE, Frank & PODGIE
- Illustrator
- CORAH, A M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Date Published
- 1935 1935
- Keywords
- Proof Copy|Childrens|Illustrated|Toys
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
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