The Animal Story Book
by LANG, Andrew
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Longmans, Green & Co, 1896. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Blue boards with gilt titles & elaborate decoration to front board & spine. All edges gilt. A near fine/fine copy. Very bright unrubbed gilt. A few, tiniest light spots to boards o/w very clean indeed. Light wear only to extremities. Internally very clean. Neat black ink name & date to black endpaper which is barely visible. Without the usual heavy foxing. Original & unsplit endpapers. A fantastic copy of this Andrew Lang story book. Sixty six tales from the noted Scottish author about creatures of land, sea and air.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Julian Roberts Fine Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102399
- Title
- The Animal Story Book
- Author
- LANG, Andrew
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Date Published
- 1896
Terms of Sale
Julian Roberts Fine Books
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Julian Roberts Fine Books
Biblio member since 2020
Sleaford, Lincolnshire
About Julian Roberts Fine Books
Julian Roberts Fine Books specialise in First Editions of Rare Literature, Fiction, Childrens & Illustrated books including some scarcer Antiquarian titles.Established over two decades ago, JRFB deals nationally and internationally with clients in the UK and at all points of the Globe.Happy to discuss all aspects of book collecting but our pervading message is ... 'beyond rarity, condition is everything'.
Glossary
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- 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....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...