The Magic City.
by NESBIT, E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan, London., 1910. First edition. Octavo. pp xiv, 333. Illustrated by H.R. Millar. Red pictorial cloth gilt. Top edge gilt. A fantasy novel for children.Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.Inner hinges cracking. Free endpapers a bit tanned. Covers marked. Spine faded. Head and tail of spine scuffed. Good. Books signed by Nesbit are becoming elusive.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NESBITE002939
- Title
- The Magic City.
- Author
- NESBIT, E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan, London.
- Date Published
- 1910
Terms of Sale
Peter Ellis bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Peter Ellis bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
LONDON
About Peter Ellis bookseller
A shop in one of the last remaining bookselling enclaves of London, with a carefully selected stock of modern first editions, art and illustrated books, travel literature and other subjects. Known for books in fine condition.
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- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...