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The Luxury of Children & Some Other Luxuries
by Martin, Edward Sandford
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. 213 [1] pp. Green cloth, gilt stamped titling w/ paste-down illustration of a somber young girl. Rubbing along edges of boards, heaviest at spine ends and corners. Top edge gilt. Essays on parenting and the temperament of children illustrated by vignettes in margins & eight full-page plates by Sarah S. Stilwell.
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- Bookseller
- small volume
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 505
- Title
- The Luxury of Children & Some Other Luxuries
- Author
- Martin, Edward Sandford
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Illustrated Children's, Parenting, House and Home
Terms of Sale
small volume
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About the Seller
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Providence, Rhode Island
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Small Volume is based out of Providence, RI. We buy + sell old, rare, odd, unusual, and otherwise collectible books + ephemera.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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