The Golden Staircase Poems and Verses for Children Chosen by Louey Chisholm. With Pictures by M. Dibdin Spooner [SIGNED FIRST Edition Dust Jacket]

Louey Chisholm. M. Dibdin Spooner (Illustrator)

Published by London: T. C. and E. C. Jack 16 Henrietta Street W.C. and Edinburgh., 1906

About this Item

London: T. C. and E. C. Jack 16 Henrietta Street W.C. and Edinburgh, 1906, First Edition. In the publisher s cream, gilt decorated cloth with extensive gilt floral decoration to the front board and spine, circular gilt floral design to the rear board, page top edges gilt fore and bottom edges tanned, gilt lined endpapers, complete with 16 full colour plates including the frontispiece. Spine darkened. Dust jacket with the matching decoration in black to the boards and spine, some variable fading, worn with minor loss. Pagination: xxxi, [1], 361pp. Provenance: inscribed and signed by the author to Amy Steedman, her bookplate to the front paste down. Approximately 9 ½ inches (24.2cm) tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles and decoration, fraying to the top, rubbed to the base, bumped to the top and base, darkened. Dust Jacket good condition rubbed and worn with minor loss, browned to the spine, faded to the back see photos. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition gilt decoration to the front and rear board, worn and gently marked. Page edges good condition top edges gilt, others tanned. Binding good condition attractive. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition floral gilt border, bookplate to the front. End papers good condition floral gilt border. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition tanned. See photos.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1753268562100

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Golden Staircase Poems and Verses for Children Chosen by Louey Chisholm. With Pictures by M. Dibdin Spooner [SIGNED FIRST Edition Dust Jacket]
• Publisher: London: T. C. and E. C. Jack 16 Henrietta Street W.C. and Edinburgh.
• Publication Date: 1906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition
  • Signed First Edition