Tops and Whistles: True stories of Early American Toys and Children
by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Junior Literary Guild., 1937. Hardcover. Good. 1937. First Edition. 193 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by Grace Paull. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1695291315ABS
- Title
- Tops and Whistles: True stories of Early American Toys and Children
- Author
- Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Junior Literary Guild.
- Date Published
- 1937
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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