From Faraway Fuji
de Williams, Florence
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1934. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Williams, Florence. No date or edition stated but 'From Far-Away Fuji' was first published in 1934. There is a Sunday School presentation inscription dated 1941 to ffep, along with a small bookseller's label to pastedown. Orange cloth with titling and decoration in black to spine and upper board. Boards grubby, corners and spine tips pushed. Hinge cracked at rear and webbing exposed but text block firm and holding well. Contents clean without annotations, foxing or other markings. 224 pp; b/w frontis and other b/w plates and illustrations in text. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The children's story opens in Tokyo where an old Japanese lady is saying goodbye to her granddaughters, Teruko and Katsuko, who are about to leave for England with their governess Miss Dacres. A scarce children's title. Orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Bath and West Books (PBFA) (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 003920
- Título
- From Faraway Fuji
- Autor
- Williams, Florence
- Ilustrador
- Williams, Florence
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1934
- Tamaño
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Palabras clave
- Children's; Fiction; Travel & Exploration; 1930s Novels; Children's Novel set in Japan; Teruko; Katsuko; Miss Dacres
Términos de venta
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
Sobre el vendedor
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Miembro de Biblio desde 2009
Bath, Somerset
Sobre Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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- 12mo
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...