Bibliophile in the Nursery
de William Targ (1907-1999)
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Better than Very Good/Better than Very Good
- Librería
-
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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Sobre este artículo
503 pages with folding frontispiece, facsimiles and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover in original pictorial jacket. First edition.
Bibliophile in the Nursery: A Bookman's Treasure of Collectors' Lore on Old and Rare Children's Books. This "profusely illustrated" first-edition is rich in advice for collectors of children's books; a delightful mix of historical essays, lists, and biographical notation, with entries by such authorities as folklorists Iona and Peter Opie; collector Elisabeth Ball, whose donations are now found in the Morgan Library, the Lilly Library, and the Free Library; and Houghton Library's librarian emeritus W.H. Bond.
Condition: Jacket edges and spine age toned, light edge wear with a few closed tears else better than very good in like jacket.
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Detalles
- Librería
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- L1374
- Título
- Bibliophile in the Nursery
- Autor
- William Targ (1907-1999)
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Better than Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Better than Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- World Publishing Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Cleveland
- Fecha de publicación
- 1975
- Páginas
- 503 pages with folding frontispiece, facsimiles and index
- Tamaño
- Royal octavo
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Bibliography
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Literature;
Términos de venta
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
Sobre el vendedor
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
Sobre The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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