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The "Shaggy Dog" Story: Its Origin, Development, and Nature (With a few Seemly Examples)
de Eric Partridge
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1953. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". V. H. Drummond. A smart first edition of this instructive tale from Eric Partridge, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated throughout. An instructive and entertaining work on the art of story-telling, with reference to the "Shaggy Dog" story, its origin and the ways in which it has developed and changed over time. Written by Eric Partridge, a New Zealand-British lexicographer of English slang. Illustrated by Violet Hilda Drummond, a British children's author and illustrator. Previously held in the library of Nicholas Wall, an English judge, President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 871T4
- Título
- The "Shaggy Dog" Story: Its Origin, Development, and Nature (With a few Seemly Examples)
- Autor
- Eric Partridge
- Ilustrador
- V. H. Drummond
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1953
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Shaggy Dog Partridge Drummond Dog
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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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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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
