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Walter in the Woods
by (Greg, Mary)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1870. First edition. Original cloth. Very good +. Duodecimo (7" x 4.5"), navy beveled and blind-stamped boards with center mounted illustration. Gilt decorated spine and cover. All edges gilt.160pp. With 70 engravings of trees and wildlife, full page, and within the text. Light edgewear. Last page is a little soiled and has a half-inch tear near the gutter. Two gift inscriptions on the front endpaper. Overall very good. The author of "Walter at the Sea-side, Mary Greg wrote a series of natural history themed books for young people. This work treats the southern forest of England, New Forest. The story describes the environs and inhabitants of this forest, primarily its trees, in a romantic and appealing fashion. Oaks, birches, elms, chestnuts, lime, conifers, plane trees, alders and "graveyard trees" notably the Cypress, and the mighty sequoia of California are featured in the tale. An enchanting and educational piece.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19445
- Title
- Walter in the Woods
- Author
- (Greg, Mary)
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Natural History, Trees, English Forests, British Birds, Children's
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About the Seller
Austin's Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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"...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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