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The House of Arden
by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Seventh impression. Colour frontispiece (to match jacket). 32 full page b/w line drawings by H.R. Millar. Publishers blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Binding tight with light rubbing to corners. Boards clean withl light fading to board edges and top of spine. Previous owners name in red ink to front endpaper. Content clean and bright. Jacket not clipped (no price) in two halves with majority of spine missing, various tears chips and creases to edges. Jacket scarce in this edition in any condition. Not ex-library.349 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.
Synopsis
Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English author and poet whose children’s works were published under the name E. Nesbit. Born in London, she became active in politics, and in 1884 helped to found the Fabian Society. She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, her best known including The Railway Children and The Story of the Treasure Seekers. Several of her books have been made into films.
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- Bookseller
- Soin2Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002022
- Title
- The House of Arden
- Author
- Nesbit, E. (Edith)
- Illustrator
- H.R. Millar
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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