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THE WATER BABIES.
by KINGSLEY. CHARLES. ; JACKSON. A. E. Illustrates
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford University Press. 1948. NEW EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.3 inches). Eight full page colour plates, and several line drawings in the text, by A. E. Jackson. A fine clean copy. Finely bound in mid twentieth century half red morocco leather binding. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments lettered in gilt. Red cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. A hint of fading to the spine but overall a lovely copy in a fine binding. The binding is unsigned but certainly the work of a master bookbinder.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9817
- Title
- THE WATER BABIES.
- Author
- KINGSLEY. CHARLES. ; JACKSON. A. E. Illustrates
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press. 1948
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's and Illustrated books;
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Glossary
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- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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