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THE ADVENTURES OF BORBEE AND THE WISP. The Story of a Sophisticated Little Girl and an Unsophisticated Little Boy.
by UPTON, Florence & Bertha:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Company. 1908. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original paper-covered pictorial boards in dustwrapper. The book is in superb near fine condition with just light spotting to the board edges. The contents are in lovely clean and bright condition with no tears or creases and no inscriptions or stamps. Complete with original printed dustwrapper. The wrapper is chipped to the spine resulting in loss of some text to the top and the bottom. Both the front and rear panels are complete with just light chipping and some soiling, rubbing and small closed tears to the extremities. The wrapper is printed to both the front and the rear panels. Scarce in the dustwrapper. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1612
- Title
- THE ADVENTURES OF BORBEE AND THE WISP. The Story of a Sophisticated Little Girl and an Unsophisticated Little Boy.
- Author
- UPTON, Florence & Bertha:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Longmans, Green and Company. 1908
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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