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Famous Rhymes Mother Goose
by Edited by Watty Piper; Lois Lenski Illustrations
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Platt & Munk, 1923. Very Good, gilt at spine dulled but still legible, 2 pages with marginal tears, not affecting text, light soiling and foxing, front hinge starting. Wonderful and vibrant full page illustrations by Lois Lenski and others. Contents are clean, tight, and unmarked. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005350
- Title
- Famous Rhymes Mother Goose
- Author
- Edited by Watty Piper; Lois Lenski Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Platt & Munk
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- Gilt
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