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The Jackdaw of Rheims
Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]
1913
Gay & Hancock : London
14" by 10.5"
32pp.
SUMMARY
A first thus edition of The Jackdaw of Rheims, with exquisite colour plates by Charles Folkard.
Colour Plates,Illustrated
Overall Condition: Good Only
This book weighs 1.25 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
Asia Postage: £ 21.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
The first thus edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board.
11 tipped-in colour plates, including the frontispiece, and further illustrations in the text, by Charles Folkard (1878-1963), a prolific illustrator of children’s books who also created the influential strip cartoon, ‘Teddy Tail’.
This poem about an audacious jackdaw who steals the Cardinal's ring, was written by Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845) under his pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby. He was best known as the author of The Ingoldsby Legends.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally with some wear to the extremities and the boards and a damp stain to the corner. Pictorial gilt to the front board is still bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Colour plates are in excellent condition.
Overall Condition: Good Only
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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