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PLAYTIME & COMPANY: A Book for Children
by Lucas, E.V.; Shepard, Ernest H
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in very good plus jacket.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925. First edition. Near fine in very good plus jacket.. Scarce signed limited first edition of these illustrated children's verses, printed on handmade paper and signed by both the author and illustrator. 8.5'' x 7''. Original quarter blue cloth with grey boards. Printed paper label mounted to front board. In original pale blue printed dust jacket. 95, [1] pages. Edition of 100 signed and numbered copies printed on hand-made paper; this copy no. 55. Signed by Shepard and Lucas at colophon. Black and white illustrations by Shepard throughout. Offsetting to endpapers. Light soil and a few small closed tears to jacket. Contemporary bookseller label to jacket spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19676
- Title
- PLAYTIME & COMPANY: A Book for Children
- Author
- Lucas, E.V.; Shepard, Ernest H
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in very good plus jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Limited Edition,Poetry,20th century,English & British
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
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