THE CROCK OF GOLD
by STEPHENS, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Some sunning to the spine and scrapes to the spine label. Near Fine in a Good slipcase with splits
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1942. Hardcover. Some sunning to the spine and scrapes to the spine label. Near Fine in a Good slipcase with splits. Robert Lawson. Quarto (8" x 11-1/2") bound in full green Irish linen, with gilt-lettered and decorated green leather labels on the spine and front cover. Introduction by Clifton Fadiman. Enduring fantasy of leprechauns planned and illustrated with line drawings by Newbery (RABBIT HILL) and Caldecott (THEY WERE STRONG AND GOOD) Award winner Robert Lawson. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016305
- Title
- THE CROCK OF GOLD
- Author
- STEPHENS, James
- Illustrator
- Robert Lawson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Some sunning to the spine and scrapes to the spine label. Near Fine in a Good slipcase with splits
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Signed, Children's, Fantasy, Leprechauns, Limited Editions, Robert Lawson, Fine Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Blindstamp
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