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Wings and the Child, Or The Building of Magic Cities
E. Nesbit
1913
Hodder & Stoughton : London
8" by 6"
xiv, 197pp
SUMMARY
The first edition, first impression of Edith Nesbit's work on the education and imaginative development of children, illustrated throughout.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A compelling work on the importance of imagination and creative play for the education and development of children. Including chapters on praise, punishment, imagination, play, toys, and more.
Written by successful children's author, Edith Nesbit.
The first edition of this work.
Including a frontispiece portrait of Nesbit along with forty-two additional in-text illustrations.
Containing the bookplate of Mary Baker to the front pastedown.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally sound, with light shelf wear and fading to the spine. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. A few spots to the first and last few pages, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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