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Fairy Tales
by Anderson, Hans Christian
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: George G Harrap & Company, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Orr, Monro S. 126pp, with some colour plate illustrations (inc. frontispiece). Quarter bound with red cloth-covered spine over paper-covered boards; colour illustration on front, blue titles on front. 8vo. Boards worn; stain on rear. Spine sun-faded and worn, ends rubbed with cloth fraying; rear joint has 6cm tear. Edges heavily worn, corners heavily rubbed and rounded with paper worn through. Text block edges tanned. Front free endpaper missing. Gift inscription on verso of frontispiece. Front hinge cracked and stretched; volume loose. Pages aged. Translated from Danish.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015466
- Title
- Fairy Tales
- Author
- Anderson, Hans Christian
- Illustrator
- Orr, Monro S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G Harrap & Company
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
BookAddiction
Biblio member since 2021
nr Canterbury, Kent
About BookAddiction
Based in the leafy hamlet of Chartham Hatch, just a few miles from the historic Cathedral city of Canterbury, BookAddiction offers beautiful, illustrated and collectible used books and a selection of unique works on paper.BookAddiction was established in 1999 (originally trading as The Virtual Bookshelf). We are members of the book-selling co-operation, Ibooknet, which extends the highest professional and ethical standards, and are in the process of joining the Provincial Booksellers' Fairs Association (PBFA).Follow our blog, on books and book collecting at www.bookaddictionuk.wordpress.uk or visit our website at www.bookaddiction.co.uk.We welcome inquiries about our books and endeavour to respond promptly. Please ask away, Offers always welcome.
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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