New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1904. 190 pp. Original peach cloth covers w/ titles in gilt, and gilt decoration on front cover. Binding lightly soiled. Corners and spine ends bumped. Top edge gilt. Illust. w/ numerous plates and drawings. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by A. B. Frost and E. W. Kemble. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 14574CH
Title: TAR-BABY: And Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus
Author: Harris, Joel Chandler
Illustrator: A. B. Frost and E. W. Kemble
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1904
Keywords: CHILDRENS BOOKS JUVENILE LITERATURE CHILDREN STORIES FICTIONAL CHARACTERS FICTITIOUS CHARACTER REMUS UNCLE AFRICAN AMERICANS BLACK HISTORY RACIAL HISTORY ETHNIC HISTORY FOLKLORE TALES SOUTH SOUTHERN STATES LEGENDS COLLECTIONS POETRY POEMS POETS RHYMES POE
Bookseller catalogs: Black History; Poetry; Literature/Poetry;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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...