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The Arabian Nights: Their Best Known Tales
de Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Editor); Smith, Nora (Editor); Helprin, Mark (Introduction); Parrish, Maxfield (Illustrator)
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Librería
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Parrish, Maxfield. Vintage collection of 10 of the most beloved tales from the original "1001 Nights" told by Scheherezade.Orig. published in 1909, this is a later printing from 1936, in 339 pages, with a Preface by Editor Kate Douglas Wiggin (herself a famous illustrator), & 12 marvelous Full-Color, Full-Page glossy illustrations by Maxfield Parrish throughout the text. ALL plates are present & all but one (p. 306, Sindbad's third voyage) are virtually flawless: clear & richly hued with white margins. The Sindbad plate stuck to the opposite page, & has some paper residue adhering. With black cloth over boards, lettered in gilt to spine, & a Parrish paper pastedown to front board, this hardcover small 4to book is in Near Fine condition! Exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning, else unmarked. Very mild rubbing to spine tips & all corners, with very slight fraying to bottom outer corner of front board. A few slightly rubbed spots to rear board. A beauty! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have here! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Librería
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 022277
- Título
- The Arabian Nights: Their Best Known Tales
- Autor
- Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Editor); Smith, Nora (Editor); Helprin, Mark (Introduction); Parrish, Maxfield (Illustrator)
- Ilustrador
- Parrish, Maxfield
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition Later Printing
- Editorial
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1909
- Palabras clave
- FAIRY TALES ILLUSTRATED MAXWELL PARRISH FANTASY ARABIAN NIGHTS SCHEHEREZADE ILLUSTRATOR
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
Términos de venta
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La Mesa, California
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- Gilt
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
