The Children's Play-Hour Book

Stephen Southwold [Ed.]

Verlag: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1928-1930, London; New York, 1928

A highly illustrated pair of first editions of the 2nd and 4th hour of The Children's Play-Hour Book, edited by Stephen Southwold. First editions, in the publisher's original hard back binding, with the original dust wrapper. Comprised of the 2nd and the 4th Hour volumes of The Children's Play-Hour Book collection, edited and compiled by British writer Stephen Southwold. The Children's Play-Hour Book was a collection of poems, stories, puzzles, games, riddles and fables written by a number of writers for the entertainment of children. In these particular works, the contributing writers include Eleanor Farjeon, Marion St. John Webb, Sir Henry Newbolt, H. G. Wells and Walter de la Mare, amongst others.Illustrated with eight colour plates to each volume, most of which are tipped-in. Collated, complete. With numerous other vignettes throughout. In the publisher's original hard back binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Light fading and a touch of discolouration, moreso the the 2nd hour. The odd mark. 2nd hour lacking 'This book belongs to.' page, after front endpaper. Dust wrapper's are smart, with slight edge wear and the odd closed tear, with one or two chips to the 4th hour. Slight sunning to the spines and extremities of the wraps. The odd mark and light discolouration to wraps. Scattered spotting to the reverse of the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd mark. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 883Q10

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Children's Play-Hour Book
Verlag: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1928-1930, London; New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1928
Einband: Hardback
Illustrator: Various
Zustand: Very Good Indeed
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good
Auflage: First edition.
Art des Buches: book