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Westward Ho! or the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon, in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth (Scribner's Illustrated Classics)
by Kingsley, Charles; Wyeth, N. C. (Illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Reprint 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Wyeth, N. C.. In a story first published in 1855, this is a lovely 1920 edition (later printing with renewed copyright from 1948) from Scribner's that features the art of N. C. Wyeth. It is one of a lovely series of classic books for young readers illustrated by famous artists of the day, each with a colorful paper pastedown to the front board. This one has front cover & DJ art, decorative endpapers, & 14 internal full-color, full-page plates by Wyeth throughout the 413 pages. Hardcover 8vo has black cloth-covered boards with colorful front paper pastedown & bright gilt lettering to spine.Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, with light but noticeable foxing to external fore edge. Margins of all plates are stark white & unmarked, as are the off-white pages. Binding strong & straight, corners crisp, front pastedown near flawless. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus), with some chipping & rubbing to both ends of spine & all corners, small area of sticker pull with paper loss to lower spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! A beauty! Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PacificT); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023314
- Title
- Westward Ho! or the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon, in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth (Scribner's Illustrated Classics)
- Author
- Kingsley, Charles; Wyeth, N. C. (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Wyeth, N. C.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint 5th or later Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATOR ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN YA ADVENTURE CLASSIC FICTION COLLECTIBLE 19TH CENTURY ENGLAND SPAIN ELIZABETHAN SEA WYETH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Art-Artists; Fiction; Nonfiction; Children-Young Adult (YA): Literature; Poetry";
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- 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...
- Fore Edge
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- Crisp
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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