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Told Again: Traditional Tales Told by Walter de la Mare
by de la Mare, Walter; Illustrations by A.H. Watson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1927. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by de la Mare! Limited edition, this no. 139 of 260 copies, 1927, hardcover with gilt stamped white cloth boards, octavo, 320pp., illustrated in color and b&w. Book VG with toning to spine and boards, rubbing and soil, binding tight although front inner hinge cracked, foxing to endpapers, text clean and unmarked but moderately toned throughout, handsome gilt to top edge of text block. No DJ.
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- Bookseller
- Common Crow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B43735
- Title
- Told Again: Traditional Tales Told by Walter de la Mare
- Author
- de la Mare, Walter; Illustrations by A.H. Watson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Literature
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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