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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
by Lagerlof, Selma
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1950 This Is A Lovely Book Translated From The Swedish By Velma Swanston Howard. It Is A 1970 Reprint Of The 1950 First Uk Edition In The Children's Illustrated Classics Series. The Book Looks Fresh And New Although The Spine Is Slightly Cocked And There Are Old Prices And Fos On Ffep. Decorative Endpapers, Beautiful Glossy Colour Illustrations By Hans Baumhauer. The Dj Spine Is Sunned And The Edges Are Worn And Chipped. A Corner Is Clipped, Although Not The Price Corner (21S/1 Pound 5). Selma Lagerlof Won The Nobel Prize In 1909 "In Appreciation Of The Lofty Idealism, Vivid Imagination And Spiritual Perception That Characterize Her Writings" (Wikipedia). This Novel, Which Deals With The Magical Transformation Of A Rather Nasty And Unkind Little Boy, Provides Ample Evidence Of These Gifts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sparkle Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001566
- Title
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
- Author
- Lagerlof, Selma
- Illustrator
- Baumhauer, H.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- JUVENILE FICTION SWEDEN
Terms of Sale
Sparkle Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Sparkle Books
Biblio member since 2008
Calgary , Alberta
About Sparkle Books
I search out used books on principle to highlight their value, keep them circulating and out of the landfill (and just because I am compelled to tell people to "read this"!)
Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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"...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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