The Gay Mother Goose
by Francoise // With Alice Dalgliesh
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York & London: Charkes Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This is a first printing of the first edition, with a Scribner's "A" on the verso of the title page. The interior of the book is tight and complete, but with several condition problems, including occasional brown stains on the bottom of the text and more serious discolourations on the front and rear paste-downs where the glue has soaked though the paper and left brown stains. There is also a former owner's book plate and a short gift inscriiption on the front free end paper. Please see the attached scans. The illustrated cloth covers are in better conditoin, with light wear and handling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granny Goose Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008109
- Title
- The Gay Mother Goose
- Author
- Francoise // With Alice Dalgliesh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charkes Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Picture Books; Nursery Rhymes;
Terms of Sale
Granny Goose Books
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About the Seller
Granny Goose Books
Biblio member since 2008
Ottawa, Ontario
About Granny Goose Books
Used and collectable children's books.
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- Plate
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- Title Page
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- Jacket
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- Verso
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.