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Cloth boards with gilt title design on front cover, loss of colour on spine, well bumped at top and base of spine and also in edge corners, front free end paper signed by previous owner, internal pages and illustrations clean. Seller Inventory # 000415
Title: Fairy Know-A-Bit; or A Nutshell of Knowledge
Publisher: T. Nelson & Sons, London
Publication Date: 1874
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
Blue Cloth. Condition: Poor Loose Torn Pages. No Jacket. Line Drawings (illustrator). Undated Circa 1880. Please Email for further details. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. Seller Inventory # 560620
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Nimbus, Norwich, United Kingdom
Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Good. Blind-embossed green cloth hardcover with gilt design and gilt design and titling to spine. Pp 220 + 4 pages of T. Nelson and Sons Publications; tissue-guarded frontis and title page vignette. As quare, tight, clean copy; contents clear and clean. Seller Inventory # 75804
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. original decorated cloth, spine bumped and a trifle chipped, corners rubbed, covers a trifle marked, illustrated, ink inscription, all edges gilt, occasional spotting and marginal soiling, good. first published 1866; 196 pages including index. Seller Inventory # 5417
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: preigu, Osnabrück, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Fairy Know-A-Bit | Or A Nutshell Of Knowledge (1868) | A. L. O. E. (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2008 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781436843836 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Seller Inventory # 128980036
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9781436920339
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Fairy Know-A-Bit: Or A Nutshell Of Knowledge is a children's book written by A. L. O. E. (a pseudonym for Charlotte Maria Tucker) and published in 1868. The book is a collection of short stories that teach children about various topics such as history, science, and morality. The stories are presented in a fairy tale format, with magical creatures and talking animals helping to convey the lessons. The book is divided into chapters, each one focusing on a different subject. For example, one chapter teaches children about the importance of honesty, while another chapter explores the science of electricity. The book also includes illustrations to help bring the stories to life. Overall, Fairy Know-A-Bit: Or A Nutshell Of Knowledge is a charming and educational book that is sure to delight young readers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work. Seller Inventory # 9781436843836
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce first British edition of a short children's book by Charlotte Maria Tucker written under the pseudonym A.L.O.E. The first edition.Very scarce. Written by Charlotte Maria Tucker under the pseudonym A.L.O.E which stands for a Lady of England. Charlotte Maria Tucker was a prolific British writer and poet. She wrote both children's and adult works of fiction.Her work as a children's writer focuses on her Evangelical religious beliefs. Most of her stories are allegories with clear moral messages. Her stories included elements of realism and naturalism which softens the moral messages. Many of her works first appeared in magazine form.The text is accompanied by a selection of charming vignettes a colour frontispiece and a half title. In the original publisher's cloth. Externally generally smart. A small crack in the front joint. Rubbing resulting in minor loss to the joints and tail of the spine. A small mark on the rear board. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to the first and last pages but generally, the pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good. book. Seller Inventory # 884V30
Quantity: 1 available