From Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 19 August 1998
About this Item
Very Scarce First Edition of a book rarely found except in modern reprint format. Tinted lithograph frontispiece and title-page, 6 tinted lithograph plates, wood-engraved illustrations throughout, some quite large. Small 8vo, in the publisher's original royal blue ribbed cloth over boards, the upper cover with lavish all-over gilt decoration in an ornate design featuring stylized vines and flowers and with gilt lettering, the spine gilt lettered and decorated, the rear cover decorated in blind. [ii, 1-5], 6-91, 30 catatalogue pp. A very nicely preserved copy of this rarely found children's gem, the binding attractive and bright, old mark to rear cover, the upper covert and spine panel still very fresh and with vivid gilt, the front endleaves with separation, the binding still firm and the text-block still tight, the pages fresh and clean, as are the plates. RARE, WE HAVE SEEN ONLY TWO COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL PRINTINGS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET, AND WORLDCAT SHOWS ONLY FIVE COPIES IN INSTITUTIONAL HOLDINGS. The stories included are; Sunshine and Showers; The Children of Pine Island; The Double Prayer; The Story of a Pearl; The Shooting Star (verse); The Blending of the Roses; The Mother Bird; A Visit to the Ruins; Piers Gaveston's Monument; Samphire Gathering; and, Flowers. Seller Inventory # 32697
Bibliographic Details
Title: SUNSHINE AND SHOWERS. Stories For the ...
Publisher: London Thomas Dean & Son [circa 1847 to 1854]
Binding: Hardcover
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All books are offered subject to prior sale. All books are returnable within 10 days, we ask that you notify
us via fax, phone or email in advance. Buddenbrooks, Inc. is located at 21 Pleasant Street, On the
Courtyard, in Newburyport, MA 01950 USA. All correspondences should be sent to this address to the
attention of Martin Weinkle or Stephen Pepple.
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