Swollen-Headed William (After the German)
by Lucas, E.V. [verses adapted by]; Morrow, George [drawings adapted by]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co., Ltd, 1914. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G; brown spine without text; no jacket; fourth edition on copyright page; says fifth edition on title page; front and rear shows modest foxing; rubbing wear to edges; chipping to spine edges; front cover has slight cracking to front joint; sturdy boards; text block edges have slight age toning; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; interior good; slight foxing to endpapers; shaken binding; illustrated; pp 20. 1340819. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1340819
- Title
- Swollen-Headed William (After the German)
- Author
- Lucas, E.V. [verses adapted by]; Morrow, George [drawings adapted by]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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- 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"...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....