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The Birds' Christmas Carol
by Wiggin, Kate Douglas; Wireman, Katharine R. (Illustrator)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912. Reprint . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Wireman, Katharine R.. Originally written in 1886, this is a 1912 printing, a more scarce edition featuring the pen-and-ink sketches & color (black/gray/white/red) illustrations by prolific female book artist Katharine R. Wireman. 91 pages. Small hardcover 8vo (6.75" x 8.5") is covered in green cloth over boards with red & lighter green illustrations of birds, candles, & holly & red script lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fair: heavy rubbing & fraying to cloth at all extremities, exposing underlying boards in some spots. Both hinges are cracked, but the text block is securely stitched save for a completely loose frontispiece, which is also torn. Generally quite clean inside, with the occasional smudge. Unmarked save for old gift inscription dated 1920 to ffep. A charming Christmas favorite with delightful vintage illustrations! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays, Pacific time; later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022872
- Title
- The Birds' Christmas Carol
- Author
- Wiggin, Kate Douglas; Wireman, Katharine R. (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Wireman, Katharine R.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston/New York
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- CHRISTMAS VINTAGE ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN VICTORIAN NINETEENTH CENTURY FICTION REBECCA SUNNYBROOK FARM AUTHOR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Animals-Birds-Horses-Pets; Holiday-Halloween/Christmas/Hanukkah/Other;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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