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Mrs. Mouse Needs a House (Inscribed By Author)
by Christensen, Gardell Dano
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/Good
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt, 1958 Blue cloth pictorially stamped in red, faint spotting to cover, gift inscription to endpaper, newspaper clipping about author pasted down on verso of FFEP which has browned the half-title page (where the author inscribed the book); color illustrated dust jacket worn, soiled, 3" closed tear at front spine edge, price intact. Woodland creature try to build a house for Widow Mouse. Illustrated in b&w throughout.. Inscribed By Author. Stated First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/Good. Illus. by Gardell Dano Christensen. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006491
- Title
- Mrs. Mouse Needs a House (Inscribed By Author)
- Author
- Christensen, Gardell Dano
- Illustrator
- Gardell Dano Christensen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Mice
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mice;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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