The Crooked Little Path: A Book of Nature Stories
by BURGESS, Thornton W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bonanza Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. [c.1960s]. Hardcover. A reprint edition of a collection of 26 natures stories for children by the much-admired Thornton W. Burgess. The stories are accompanied by the black & white illustrations of Harrison Cady. Volume bears 1946 date, but more likely published c.1960s. --- In full blue cloth-covered boards with spine titling in black. Volume wrapped in white jacket with Cady artwork to front panel. --- A clean, bright copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Jacket also in great shape, but with small tear to edge; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; (8), 184 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85479
- Title
- The Crooked Little Path: A Book of Nature Stories
- Author
- BURGESS, Thornton W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c.1960s]
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
Glossary
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
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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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....