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A WONDER BOOK
de HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Close to Fine
- Librería
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London & New York: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. and E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., (1965). Hardcover. Close to Fine. S. Van Abbe. Octavo (5-3/8" x 8-1/4") bound in 3/4 red polished calf leather and red cloth with a gilt-decorated spine and matching black gilt-lettered morocco spine labels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Illustrated with line drawings and 8 color plates by S. Van Abbe.
Sinopsis
Classical myths retold by Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the masters of American literature--King Midas with his Golden Touch, Pandora's Box, The Adventure of Hercules in quest of the golden apples, Bellerophon and the Chimaera, Baucis and Philomon, Perseus, and Medusa.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 019062
- Título
- A WONDER BOOK
- Autor
- HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Ilustrador
- S. Van Abbe
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Close to Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. and E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc.
- Lugar de publicación
- London & New York
- Fecha de publicación
- (1965)
- Palabras clave
- S. Van Abbe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books, 19th Century American Literature, Children's Literature
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Fine Binding; Fine Bindings;
Términos de venta
Charles Agvent
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Sobre el vendedor
Charles Agvent
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Sobre Charles Agvent
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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"...
