A Flower Book: the story by Eden Coybee; the pictures by Nellie Benson
by Coybee, Eden
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Grant Richards, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good +. Second edition. [8], 94, [2] p.: 24 full-page color illustrations; 13 cm. Publisher's light brown cloth with dark brown-stamped spine and cover titles on a background of dark brown vertical lines; bank cover is blank. Each leaf printed on one side only, with one page of text facing on full-page illustration, but paginated continuously. This is No. 7 in the series The Dumpy Books for Children. Inscription on front fixed endpaper by former owners' William F. and Margie M. Bodine. Text inspired by Flowers and Flower Lore by Hilderic Friend. Each color illustration contains a captioned flower and a child/fairy in circa 1900 dress. In Very Good+ Condition: front joint separated at tail for 1 cm.; otherwise a clean and bright copy of this charming book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003082
- Title
- A Flower Book: the story by Eden Coybee; the pictures by Nellie Benson
- Author
- Coybee, Eden
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grant Richards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Women Writers; Gardening & Nature;
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
If the item is not as described, the buyer must contact us within 72 hours of their receipt of it. We will refund the full amount with the costs of return shipping within 24 hours of receipt of the item.
About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.