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Abroad
Not Stated
1882
Marcus Ward & Co : London
8.5" by 7"
56pp
SUMMARY
A rebacked first edition of this colourful children's book describing an English family's holiday in France.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
A first edition of this children's book describing an English family's visit to France in rhyming couplets. Illustrated by Ellen E. Houghton and Thomas Crane, who was the art director at the publishing company Marcus Ward and Company.
Undated. Dated using JISC from estimates of the British Library.
CONDITION
Rebacked in a blue cloth binding over pictorial hard boards. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards. The paper on the front board is just beginning to lift to the fore edge. Bumped and worn to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned but generally clean with some light handling marks.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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