TANGLEWOOD TALES FOR GIRLS AND BOYS. BEING A SECOND WONDER-BOOK.
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay Contents include: The Wayside--Introductory; The Minotaur; The Pygmies; The Dragon's Teeth; Circe's Palace; The Pomegranate Seeds; and The Golden Fleece. 327 pp. Maroon cloth covers with gilt border on front and gilt lettering on spine. Corners bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed. Spine tips are bent and fraying with small tears, and spine is slightly faded from sun exposure. Gilt top page edge. Previous owner's bookplate adhered to front inside cover, and owner's name written on front free endpaper. Front hinge broken, and spine loose throughout interior. Pages clean. Book in Good+ to VG- condition.. Cloth. Good+ to Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5" x 7 1/2". Juvenile.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005939
- Title
- TANGLEWOOD TALES FOR GIRLS AND BOYS. BEING A SECOND WONDER-BOOK.
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Keywords
- Famous Author, Juvenile
- Bookseller catalogs
- Famous Authors; Juvenile;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 5" x 7 1/2"
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About the Seller
Bee Creek Books
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Princeton, New Jersey
About Bee Creek Books
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Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....