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Two Little Pilgrims' Progress: A Story of the City Beautiful
by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1895. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full teal cloth, gilt lettering and black embossed decoration on spine and cover, t.e.g. Illustrated with 12 full-page B&W drawings from Reginald B. Birch, including tissue-protected frontispiece.. The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square, and clean, with only the slightest signs of wear at the head, heel, and at the corners; hinges strong. NEAR FINE.. B&W Plates. Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall. (viii), 191, (16-adverts) pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29107
- Title
- Two Little Pilgrims' Progress: A Story of the City Beautiful
- Author
- Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Illustrator
- Reginald B. Birch
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Children's Books, Illistrated Books, Chicago World's Fair, 1893 World's Fair, Columbian Exposition, Children's stories
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned in the same condition within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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