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The Peek-A-Boo Gipsies

The Peek-A-Boo Gipsies by May Byron; Chloe Preston (Illustrations)

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Seller: Swan's Fine Books
Title
The Peek-A-Boo Gipsies
Author
May Byron; Chloe Preston (Illustrations)
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1923. Hardcover. Very good/good. Preston, Chloe. Square quarto size, 43 pp., with original jacket. Mary Clarissa "May" Byron (1861-1936) was a prolific author of children's books. Baumgarten lists twenty-seven titles, including the "Peek-a-Boo" series. In this book, the Peek-A-Boos decide to play at being in a "gipsy" caravan, and what happens when they meet some real gipsies... Chloe Preston (1887-1969) seems a bit more elusive; from various online sources we gleen that she was born in Britain "in a gentrified English country environment". Her charming illustrations of the Chunkies (anthropomorphic wooden dolls) and the Peek-a-Boos have "clear simple outlines and bright colours, [and] her humorous images portray simple excursions and activities" (n.b., quotes from the web site of the Antique Print Club). ___DESCRIPTION: Blue cloth shelfback with blue paper over boards, the front board illustrated, white lettering on the front outlined in black, the spine plain, yellow endpapers, six full-colour illustrations bound in throughout (including the frontis) with many in-text black-and-white illustrations; square quarto size (10 1/4" by 8 3/4"), pagination: [1-6] 7-43. The dust jacket is of very stiff paper, the recto grey with an illustration on the front panel that mirrors the front board, recto plain. ___CONDITION: Volume a solid very good, the boards clean with bright colours, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright (other than a very few light, stray marks), and entirely free of prior owner markings; some light edgewear to the paper boards, head and tail of the spine lightly bumped, the corners lightly bumped with minor rubbing, a few guttars just beginning to crack (text block still strong), we note one leaf (pp. 21-22) with a small (one-half inch) closed tear at the top margin, and one page (12) with what appears to be an ink stain (in the margin only). The dust jacket good only, all component parts present and attached, overall edgewear including a few areas of loss (mostly at the head of the spine), light soiling, and evidence on the verso of previous restoration. ___CITATION: Baumgarten, Artist, p. 160. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Internal Revenue Cumulative Bulletin. 2016-2 July-December

Internal Revenue Cumulative Bulletin. 2016-2 July-December by Internal Revenue Service

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Seller: The Lawbook Exchange Ltd
Title
Internal Revenue Cumulative Bulletin. 2016-2 July-December
Author
Internal Revenue Service
Seller
The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description
2016. Internal Revenue Cumulative Bulletin. 2016-2. July-December. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2016. xiii, 974 pp. Hardcover. New. $95.
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TOURING ENGLAND; AN ENTIRELY NEW AND UP-TO-DATE MAP GAME by THORPE, P.H.

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Title
TOURING ENGLAND; AN ENTIRELY NEW AND UP-TO-DATE MAP GAME
Author
THORPE, P.H.
Seller
The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
Description
(AUTOMOBILE - GAME) THORPE, P.H. TOURING ENGLAND; AN ENTIRELY NEW AND UP-TO-DATE MAP GAME. (London: Geographia, Ltd., circa 1935). Folding chromolithographic game boar (14 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches, unfolded), accompanying box with 4 metal touring car and 32 destination cards, without dice. Rare early twentieth-century automobile game with only copy recorded on OCLC. It features a colorful map of England. Players must visit eight different cities and towns in England and Wales and return to the town of departure. T first player back wins. Front of board and top of box have colorful chromolighographic image of a couple driving down a country road towards a seaside town.
Natural Flights of the Human Mind

Natural Flights of the Human Mind by Clare Morrall

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Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Title
Natural Flights of the Human Mind
Author
Clare Morrall
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780340896495
Condition
Fine
Description
First UK Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with only slight foxing to the page edges. SIGNED by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy of this novel by the Booker short-listed author. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
The Self-Made Man and Other Poems

The Self-Made Man and Other Poems by WHITTEMORE, Reed

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
The Self-Made Man and Other Poems
Author
WHITTEMORE, Reed
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1959. First edition. Softcover. 79 pages. A paperback original. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers. A fresh copy of a book that over 60 years old.

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