A Very Special House
by Krauss, Ruth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket; Library stamps and markings on spine and endpapers, boards worn and soiled, hinges cracked, some soil
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Harper and Brothers. Fair with no dust jacket; Library stamps and markings on spine and . endpapers, boards worn and soiled, hinges cracked, some soiled pages.. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Pictorial Cover. An illustrated book by Maurice Sendak from early in his career. Hanrahan A8 with color point on penultimate page indicating first printing. Pictorial boards with black cloth spine. A fanciful story by a little boy about the adventures and friends he will have in his imaginary house. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48513
- Title
- A Very Special House
- Author
- Krauss, Ruth
- Illustrator
- Maurice Sendak
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Library stamps and markings on spine and endpapers, boards worn and soiled, hinges cracked, some soil
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Maurice, Sendak, 1950s, Children's, Literature, Picture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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,...