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Laboulaye's Fairy Book
by Laboulaye, Edouard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. (orig 1866). Reprint. Hardcover. Rubbing and wear at spine ends and corners, but gilt stamping quite visible, a very nice very good+ to near fine copy, in the original 12mo format without the decorated front board found on the large 8vo copies / small 4to copies. This edition has a facsimile of the author's signature stamped in gilt on the front board.; 12mo 6" - 7" tall; 363+8 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Beasley Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28045
- Title
- Laboulaye's Fairy Book
- Author
- Laboulaye, Edouard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (orig 1866)
- Keywords
- Miscellaneous, Fairy Tales, Children's Books
Terms of Sale
Beasley Books
Any book is returnable within ten days for full purchase price.
About the Seller
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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