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The Royal Progress Of King Pepito by Beatrice F. Cresswell
by Greenaway, Kate (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. pictorial tan boards spine lettered in black. Very good in near fine in half blue morocco slipcase with matching blue clot
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1889. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. pictorial tan boards spine lettered in black. Very good in near fine in half blue morocco slipcase with matching blue cloth folding case with pull tab. 48 pages. 27 x 16 cm. Fresh, crisp copy, engraved and printed by Edumund Evans with all plates printed recto or verso only. The author produced dozens of publications on a range of subjects over many years.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24179
- Title
- The Royal Progress Of King Pepito by Beatrice F. Cresswell
- Author
- Greenaway, Kate (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. pictorial tan boards spine lettered in black. Very good in near fine in half blue morocco slipcase with matching blue clot
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Book Arts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Design; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- First Edition
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- Morocco
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Cloth
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