The Song of Sixpence Picture Book Containing Sing a Song of Sixpence; Princess Belle-Etoile; an Alphabet of Old Friends
by Crane, Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London & New York: John Lane. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. Hardcover. Mild bumping and fraying to green cloth, light rubbing and soiling, spine and adjacent edge of rear board faded, spine lettering very rubbed. Shaken binding. Pages lightly browned, periodic light soiling. Former owner name and short note in ink title page upper margin. Several page tears mostly on lower margins, only one affecting any actual imagery, and all below 3" long. No ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. International addresses will require extra postage due to size. ; Chromolithographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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Details
- Seller
- Old Editions Inc.
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11827
- Title
- The Song of Sixpence Picture Book Containing Sing a Song of Sixpence; Princess Belle-Etoile; an Alphabet of Old Friends
- Author
- Crane, Walter
- Illustrator
- Walter Crane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Illustrated, Children's Literature, Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
Old Editions Inc.
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
Biblio member since 2017
North Tonawanda, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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