- Bookseller: Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 7328
- Book condition: 2
- Illustrator: LAWSON,JOHN
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1867
Book Description
1867. 2. [INGELOW,JEAN]. STORIES TOLD TO A CHILD by Lond: Alex. Strahan 1867. Sq. 12mo, gilt cloth, aeg, 424p., light wear, VG. 3rd ed. of this scarce little children's book by the author of Mopsa The Fairy. Illus. by ARTHUR HOUGHTON, JOHN LAWSON AND F. ELTZE with 14 charming plates. Osborne p.358.
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vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
AEG : All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold gilding.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
