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Five Children and It
by E. Nesbit
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Ernest Benn, 1957. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". H. R. Millar. A wonderfully illustrated edition of E. Nesbit's famed children's novel, in an unclipped dust wrapper. E. Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English poet and children's author, writing and collaborating on over sixty works for children. As well as 'Five Children and It', one of her most famous works, she wrote 'The Railway Children', 'The Enchanted Castle' and 'The Magic City'.This work was first published in the Strand magazine in 1902, before being expanded into a novel. It was followed with two sequels. The plot follows a group of children who have recently moved to the countryside as they stumble across a sand-fairy, the Psammead, and their subsequent adventures. Illustrated with full page drawings throughout by H. R. Millar. In a full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely, very slight fading to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is unclipped, rather runned to the spine, with a large crack running up the front joint and chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
Five Children and It is a children's novel by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1902; it was expanded from a series of stories published in the Strand Magazine in 1900 under the general title The Psammead, or the Gifts. It is the first of a trilogy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 756R62
- Title
- Five Children and It
- Author
- E. Nesbit
- Illustrator
- H. R. Millar
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- five children and it e nesbit children's literature e nesbit
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Chipping
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