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Famous Fairy Tales in Words of One Syllable (First Series)
by Audubon, Harriet B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair-Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago/Ohio/New York: Leavitt and Allen Brothers, 1870. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fair-Good/No Jacket. One of a series of literary classics adapted for young readers by breaking up words into one syllable for easy pronunciation. This one contains 4 beloved fairy tales: "Aladdin, or, the Wonderful Lamp,'' "Beauty and the Beast'' "The Children in the Wood" (better known as "Hansel and Gretel"), & "Whittington and His Cat." In 207 pages, + a Frontispiece & 4 chromolithographed plates in full color (artist unattributed), one preceding each story. A vintage FIRST EDITION, later (1879) printing, this small (6" x 5") hardcover has deep blue publisher's cloth over boards with brilliant gilt lettering & design to front & spine. Condition is Fair-Good: external stains & scuffing & rubbing to extremities, down to underlying boards at corners. All the lovely vintage illustrations are bright & colorful, with modest tanning to margins. Both front & rear hinges are cracked, with long tear to front endpaper. Text block is fragile, with the stitched binding still intact, but very delicate. Many small spots & smudges. Our photos depict the Ex act 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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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018678
- Title
- Famous Fairy Tales in Words of One Syllable (First Series)
- Author
- Audubon, Harriet B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair-Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Leavitt and Allen Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago/Ohio/New York
- Date Published
- 1870
- Keywords
- ALADDIN MAGIC LAMP FAIRY TALES 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
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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