MEI LI by Thomas Handforth 2ND Printing of 1970 Reissue HC/DJ FINE/NEAR FINE
$59 · Offered by eBay
IF IT IS OVER 55 YEARS OLD, WHICH THIS IS, IT IS HARD TO CLAIM THAT IT IS "LIKE NEW" SO IT IS A VERY STRONG VERY GOOD PLUS FOR THE DUST JACKET AND NEAR FINE FOR THE BOOK. THIS IS THE SECOND PRINTING OF THE 1970 REISSUE. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1938, THIS CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK WON THE 1939 CALDECOTT MEDAL. DUST JACKET HAS AGE RELATED PAPER TONING, MINIMAL EDGE WEAR WITH A FEW NICKS OF 1/8" OR LESS AND FADING TO THE SPINE COVER. THERE IS MINIMAL SURFACE LOSS OF THE ORANGE AT THE TOP OF SPINE BUT NO PAPER LOSS. THE BOOK IS SIMPLY IN NEAR FINE CONDITION WITH LIGHT AGE RELATED PAPER TONING AND SURFACE COLOR IMPERFECTIONS ON REAR BOARD. (PHOTO 14 & 15) PLEASE NOTE THAT EBAY LISTS THIS ISBN AS HAVING BEEN PRINTED IN 1955, WHICH IS SIMPLY NOT POSSIBLE AS THERE WERE NO ISBN'S IN 1955. PAGES HAVE NO WRITING, NO STAMPS, NO LABELS, NO TEARS, NO HARD CREASES, NO NOTED INTERIOR SOILING, NO UNDERLINING, NO HIGHLIGHTING, NO MARKS, AND NO CORNER BUMPS OR FOXING TO PAGES. BOOK BINDING IS TIGHT AND SQUARE. Prior owner was a Doubleday employee who tended to retain the copies supplied by the publisher but apparently did not read them. PLEASE VIEW ALL PHOTOS ON ZOOM FUNCTION AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. dd-greenlawn26
- Publisher: Random House Children's Books
- Year: 1970
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780385074018
- Condition: Very Good
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