2 Vtg 1949/51 1st Ed Wreath Of Roses / Game Of Hide And Seek Elizabeth Taylor HC
Item History & Price
Up for sale are two vintage first edition issues dated 1949 and 1951 respectively of "A Wreath of Roses and A Game of Hide and Seek" by Elizabeth Taylor and published by Alfred Knopf in hardcover with original dust jackets. The imperfections are as follows;A Game... dust jacket is split almost to the bottom along the spine and has a chip at the bottom edge left. Some tanning around the edge of the front foldover and back foldover at the top edge. Minor blunting on the front edge corner... tips and tanning at the front foldover. The endcovers show minor foxing and the paper is off-white as well as the back cover. A Wreath of Roses has a color break along the spine edge right with small chips at the top and bottom of the spine. Minor spot stain at top right corner and minor blunting on the corner tips. Minor tanning at back cover top edge with small chip in the middle. Front foldover top split with tanning along the edges and chipping at the top edge of the rear foldover with tanning on the edges. Minor tanning along the inner spine of the endpapers and front papers edge. Slight dust on top edges of both books. Inner paper is white to off-white and supple. Both books have solid spines and binding.
This auction is for one of the items from the estate of the former Curator of Early Children's Books at Pierpont Morgan Library. He was an author in his own right and passed away about 10 years ago. He was a frequent reviewer of books for a variety of publishers. There is no reserve on this item. It will ship using USPS Media Mail unless otherwise indicated. It can be shipped globally.
This auction is for one of the items from the estate of the former Curator of Early Children's Books at Pierpont Morgan Library. He was an author in his own right and passed away about 10 years ago. He was a frequent reviewer of books for a variety of publishers. There is no reserve on this item. It will ship using USPS Media Mail unless otherwise indicated. It can be shipped globally.
