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Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable
by Day, Samuel Phillips
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: A.L. Burt, 1895. First Thus . Hardcover. Fair. One of a series of literary classics adapted for young readers by breaking up words into one syllable for easy pronunciation. Orig. published by Cassell in 1895, this is the A.L. Burt reprint (no additional dates), retaining all of the original illustrations, but none in color. Small hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with colorful decoration to front cover, in 96 pages, with list of other one-syllable books by this publisher in rear. Condition is Fair: heavy external rubbing & wear, spine missing the top quarter, stitched binding is secure, but softening. All illustrations are present & show only mild tanning around edges. Small tears to some pages. Former owner put a handmade card pocket inside back cover, & a vintage bookplate is affixed to it. Our photos depict the 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 (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018932
- Title
- Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable
- Author
- Day, Samuel Phillips
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- A.L. Burt
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- BIBLE RELIGIOUS PILGRIMS LITERATURE LITERARY FICTION ILLUSTRATOR ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATION CHILDREN EASY READER READING LEARN TO READ ONE SYLLABLE FOLKLORE VINTAGE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology; Children: Readers/ABCs/Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Bookplate
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- Fair
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
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- Edges
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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