A Book for Boys and Girls; or, Country Rhymes for Children
by Bunyan, John
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Elliott Stock, London, 1889. Facsimile. Boards. Fair/Fair. black titles on waxed paper over white boards, First publication of this facsimile of the unique first edition (published in 1686 - deposited in the British Museum) with a 28 page introduction, giving an account of the work, by Rev. John Brown, D. D. author of "John Bunyan: His Life, Times, and Work". The spine top & bottom has disintegrated but the binding is still good, browning to waxed paper, uncut page edges, an 1889 Xmas inscription to front. end-paper, 79 pages plus J. Bunyan's original introduction. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; 19th century; Poetry. Inventory No: CHD00074. .
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHD00074
- Title
- A Book for Boys and Girls; or, Country Rhymes for Children
- Author
- Bunyan, John
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Elliott Stock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Childrens/John Bunyan Children; 19th century; Poetry. Unbranded Bunyan, John A Book for Boys and Girls; or, Country Rhymes for Children
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...