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Untold Tales of the Past
de Beatrice Harraden
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6.5". H. R. Millar. The first edition of this collection of charming stories retold for children by author and suffragette Beatrice Harraden. The first edition of this work.Beatrice Harraden was a British author and a leader of the suffragette movement. She was a founding member of the Women"s Social and Political Union (WSPU) and an integral member of the Women Writers' Suffrage League and Women"s Tax Resistance League.In this anthology, Harraden retells twelve ancient stories, including the bravery of Joan of Arc, the triumph of Caesar, and the duties of the Vestal Virgins.Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous full page and vignette illustrations by H. R. Millar. With a contemporary owner's inscription to the half title. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Boards bright, with light fading to spine. Bumps to spine head. Former owner's inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 899F34
- Título
- Untold Tales of the Past
- Autor
- Beatrice Harraden
- Ilustrador
- H. R. Millar
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
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- Editorial
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- Edinburgh and London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1897
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- Untold Tales of the Past Beatrice Harraden suffragette millar Beatrice Harraden
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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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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
