TANGLEWOOD TALES : Illustrated By Edmund Dulac
de Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good+
- Librería
-
Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1918. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good+. Dulac, Edmund. Beautifully illustrated Edition with 14 Full-Colour Tipped-In Plates by Edmund Dulac. Re-Telling of 6 Greek Myths by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Minotaur; The Pygmies; The Dragon's Teeth; Circe's Palace; The Pomegranate Seeds; The Golden Fleece. Buff cloth cover illustrated with Red Centaurs. Red and Earth Yellow Decoration on spine with Gilt Lettering above. Endpapers illustrated with Grey Centaurs. Printed by T. and A. Constable. Colour Plates Printed and Arranged by Henry Stone & Son, Ltd. Banbury. 244 Pages, 900g, 11" Tall. Small tear to cloth on back. Some edge wear and a little fraying at spine ends and tips of bottom corners. Small piece of cloth missing on fore edge near the bottom. Faint gift inscription on endpaper. No other inscriptions. Rear hinge cracked. Text block firm. All Plates in very good, clean condition. Colours bright. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Sinopsis
Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls , published in1853, is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for children. The book includes the myths of: Theseus and the Minotaur (Chapter : "The Minotaur") Antaeus and the Pygmies (Chapter: "The Pygmies") Dragon's Teeth (Chapter: "The Dragon's Teeth") Circe's Palace (Chapter: "Circe's Palace") Proserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed (Chapter: "The Pomegranate Seed") Jason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: "The Golden Fleece")
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Detalles
- Librería
- Cornish Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 016382
- Título
- TANGLEWOOD TALES : Illustrated By Edmund Dulac
- Autor
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Ilustrador
- Dulac, Edmund
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Decorative Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good+
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1918
- Palabras clave
- CHILDREN'S FICTION/CLASSICS/MYRHS/GREEK/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
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- First Edition
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- Cracked
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- Fore Edge
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- Text Block
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
