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Fables
de Walter Brown
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 200.06EUR 180.05
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Sobre este artículo
London: S. Grosvenor , 1884. First edition. Hardback. Good. 10.5" by 8.5". Thomas Bewick . A first edition comprising various fables by Walter Brown, embellished with woodcuts by Thomas Bewick. The first edition of this work containing an anthology of fables by Walter Brown.With forty one fables written with the aim of illustrating Natural History. Interestingly, this fables were written without a moral to each.With titles such as 'The Water Hen and the Plover,' 'The Hedge Sparrow and the Adder,' 'The Buzzard and the Weasel,' 'The Two Magpies,' and plenty others.Profusely illustrated with cuts by Thomas Bewick. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over paper covered boards. Externally sound with slight shelfwear and edge wear, as well as buming to the head and tail of the spine and minor handling markings to the front and rear boards. With some rubbing to the cloth to the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are extremely bright and clean. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 765A10
- Título
- Fables
- Autor
- Walter Brown
- Ilustrador
- Thomas Bewick
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- S. Grosvenor
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1884
- Tamaño
- 10.5" by 8.5"
- Palabras clave
- thomas bewick illustrations first editions uncommon illustrations fiction
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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....
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
