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Eight Cousins or The Aunt-Hill (The Children's Bookshelf Series)
by Alcott, Louisa May
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G-/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: John C. Winston Co., 1931. Reprint . Hardcover. G-/No Jacket. Burd, Clara. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers in The Children's Bookshelf Series published by John C. Winston. Each was illustrated by famous artists of the day, this one by Clara Burd. Orig. published in 1875, this was the first edition with these illustrations (First, Thus) from 1931. Throughout the 253 pages, there are 3 full-color, full-page illustrations (the Frontispiece is NOT there, but was neatly sliced out( & 8 full page illustrations in black-and-white. Hardcover book has blue boards, very faded gilt lettering to spine, & a colorful front paper pastedown. Condition is Good- (minus, basically a reading copy): generally clean, but well loved. Heavy edgewear all around down to underlying boards at corners & ends of spine. Some erased pencil marks noted, else unmarked. Rear hinge has been reglued, front one perfectly intact.Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016055
- Title
- Eight Cousins or The Aunt-Hill (The Children's Bookshelf Series)
- Author
- Alcott, Louisa May
- Illustrator
- Burd, Clara
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- John C. Winston Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATOR ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN YA ADVENTURE CLASSIC FICTION GIRLS FAMILY FAMILIES COUSINS NINETEENTH CENTURY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories;
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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