Marjorie Knight “Alexander’s Vacation” 1943 First edition Illustrated by Howard Simon Vintage children’s adventure book
$31.00
This is a “very good” vintage hardcover in blue cloth-wrapped boards, 106 pages with numerous illustrations in both color and black and white.
No writing, no loose, torn or folded page corners.
The binding is intact and strong, with crisp board hinges, not split. Text block closes tightly and is square, with the top edge being tanned and dusted. The two other edges are bright and uniform. The spine head and heal are bumped with some edge wear, but the cloth is not frayed. The board corners are mildly bumped with a little wear at the tips.
The matching vintage dust jacket shows the original publisher’s price of $1.75 inside the front flap. No writing or marks or tags. Jacket has places that are worn through on both the front and back covers. Spine is fairly well tanned and with edge wear along both folds.
Please see accompanying images for more condition details.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged with tracking.
1 in stock
Additional information
Weight | 32 oz |
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Dimensions | 12 × 6 × 2 in |
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