ARTHUR MEE'S BOOK OF THE FLAG
by Mee, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1941. First British Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 386 pages; Dust jacket in Brodart. DJ is worn, chipped with short tears, price on flap has hole punched into it. Yellow cloth covered boards with red blind stamped title & red white & blue British flag stamped on spine, a little bumped. Book is solid tight and clean, pages have appearance of laid paper. Presents a short history of the various Commonwealth countries. Arthur Mee is known the Children's Encyclopedia but also wrote a number of non-fiction books for kids. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3395
- Title
- ARTHUR MEE'S BOOK OF THE FLAG
- Author
- Mee, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Sepia tone photos
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Commonwealth, History Sepia Photos Juvenile Illust
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile; Reference;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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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....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.