The Magic Jacket (and Other Stories)
de de la Mare, Walter
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Knopf, 1962. This attractive volume is in Near Fine condition, with a Very Good unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) Although The Magic Jacket was originally published in 1923, this edition was the first to use charming illustrations by Paul Kennedy and to include nine other illustrated children's stories by de la Mare, including The Scarecrow, Maria-Fly, Alice's Grandmother, The Old Lion, Miss Jemima, The Riddle, Lucy, Visitors, and Broomsticks.The book is bound in blue covers with a circular gilt illustration on the front panel, gilt spine lettering and a design, and top-edge yellow stain. The clean, bright copy is tightly bound and includes 277 pages, with no inscriptions from former owners. The unclipped dust jacket has some edge rubbing, particularly around the spine tips. The book measures 6 by 8 1/2 inches. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Paul Kennedy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 001238
- Título
- The Magic Jacket (and Other Stories)
- Autor
- de la Mare, Walter
- Ilustrador
- Paul Kennedy
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Editorial
- Knopf
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1962
- Palabras clave
- Children's Literature
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Children's Literature, Fairy Tales and Mythology;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Términos de venta
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
