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A Wonder Book
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London, New York and Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to 600 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. The present copy is number 419. Beautifully illustrated with 16 tipped in color plates by Arthur Rackham and several other color and black and white plates. Bound in the original pictorial gilt cloth, heavily soiled, and stained with spine darkened, the limitation leaf had been bound in up-side-down. A good copy.
Synopsis
Classical myths retold by Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the masters of American literature--King Midas with his Golden Touch, Pandora's Box, The Adventure of Hercules in quest of the golden apples, Bellerophon and the Chimaera, Baucis and Philomon, Perseus, and Medusa.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022972
- Title
- A Wonder Book
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, New York and Toronto
- Keywords
- Signed Limited Edition Children Arthur Rackham Color Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children; Art;
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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....
- 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"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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