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E. Nesbit - A Biography: Available Copies
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E. Nesbit A Biography by Moore, Doris Langley
Hardcover
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Publisher: Chilton, Philadelphia (1966)
Seller: Chequamegon Books (Washburn, WI, U.S.A.)
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Book Price: $6.00
Shipping: $6.50
TOTAL Cost: $12.50
Biography of E. Nesbit, author of children's books (Five Children and It). Revised with new material, 313 pages. DJ price clipped, several closed tears. Book slightly musty.; 5 1/2 x 8 "
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E. Nesbit a biography by Moore, Doris Langley
Hardcover
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Publisher: CHILTON BOOKS, PHILADELPHIA (1966)
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises (Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.)
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Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $16.00
Small tears on dust jacket. Water stain on the dust jacket. general wear and rubbed cover.clipped Dj from front flap, bookplate on inside front cover, book is in good condition, book contains index DATE PUBLISHED: 1966 EDITION: 313+
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E. Nesbit; a Biography by Doris Langley Moore
Hardcover
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Publisher: Chilton Books (1966)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $11.16
Shipping: $6.53
TOTAL Cost: $17.69
1966. First Edition. 313 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Rear pages are water damaged at the bottom page and text block bottom and top edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends, with fraying cloth and small splits. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards have minor damp and dust stains.
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E. Nesbit, A Biography by Moore, Doris Langley
Hardcover
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Publisher: Ernest Benn Limited, London (1933)
Seller: About Books (Henderson, NV, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $14.95
Shipping: $6.95
TOTAL Cost: $21.90
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1933. Very Good condition but for a little finger soil on the cover. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Biography of the English author and poet Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) who co-founded the Fabian Society. Her married name was Edith Bland. Her children's works (over 60 books, including The Story of the Treasure Seekers, 1898; and The Wouldbegoods, 1899) were published under the name of E. Nesbit. Illustrated with 8 plates, including a photographic frontispiece portrait of her at age 45. Includes a bibliography of her works (pp. 325-330). Index. First printing, with "First Published in 1933" so stated on the copyright page. Bound in the original light brown cloth. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. 335pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
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TOTAL Cost: $25.00
First edition. Fine in very good dust jacket. Tiny tear on dust jacket, price clipped.
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E. NESBIT- A BIOGRAPHY by Moore, Doris Langley
Hardcover
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Publisher: Chilton, NY (1966)
Seller: Elaine Woodford, Bookseller (durham, NC, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $20.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $26.00
Stated FIRST ED. Fascinating biography of E. NESBIT ever written about this well-known UK author of THE TREASURE SEEKERS, RAILWAY CHIDREN, etc. 315pp. Illus with numerous photos. Small mark on flyleaf where prior owner's name had been.
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E. Nesbit; A Biography by Moore, Doris Langley
Hardcover
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Publisher: Ernest Benn (1933)
Seller: Cragsmoor Books (Cragsmoor, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $4.00
TOTAL Cost: $29.00
Brown cl., emb. backstr., cover sl. faded, backstr. has 2" repaired tear on upper back hinge, top and bottom edges sl. rubbed. Frontis. Illus. 335pp. Ex-lib. with blind stamp, stamps, book plate inside front cover.
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E. Nesbit : a biography by Moore, Doris Langley (1902-1989)
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Publisher: London : E. Benn (1933)
Seller: MW Books (New York, NY, U.S.A.)
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Book Price: $30.26
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Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Boards slightly damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 335 p. : ill., facsims., ports. Subjects; Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858-1924. Women authors, English 19th century ; Biography. Authors, English ; Biography. 3 Kg.
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E. Nesbit, A Biography by Moore, Doris Langley
Hardcover
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Publisher: Chilton Books, Philadelphia (1966)
Seller: Bookplate (Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $23.00
Shipping: $8.50
TOTAL Cost: $31.50
Bookstore stamp affixed to inside front paste don o/w clean, unmarked copy with firm hinges, sharp corners, very light shelfwear. DJ is clean, sharp with just hints of wear to corners, spine, overall VG+ condition. BP/KidsBooksAuthorBio
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E. Nesbit: A Biography by MOORE, Doris Langley
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Chilton Books, Philadelphia (1966)
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $30.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $35.50
First edition thus. Revised with new material and new introduction by the author. Jacket designed by Jo Ann Randel. 313pp. Illustrated with photographic plates. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with faint soil and spine lightly tanned.
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E. Nesbit : a biography by Moore, Doris Langley (1902-1989)
Hardcover
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Publisher: London : E. Benn (1933)
Seller: MW Books Ltd. (Galway, Ireland)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $21.27
Shipping: $16.00
TOTAL Cost: $37.27
Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Boards slightly damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 335 p. : ill., facsims., ports. Subjects; Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858-1924. Women authors, English 19th century ; Biography. Authors, English ; Biography. 1 Kg.
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E. Nesbit a Biography by Moore, Doris langley
Hardcover
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Publisher: Rich & Cowan, London (1936)
Seller: curtis paul books, inc. (Crestline, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $34.99
Shipping: $4.49
TOTAL Cost: $39.48
Brown gilt-titled cloth. "first cheap edition". Spine ends gently pushed, foxing to block edge and endpages. PO inscription. Frontis photo. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is edgeworn, soiled. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 335 pages
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E. Nesbit : a biography / Doris Langley Moore by Moore, Doris Langley (1902-1989)
Hardcover
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Publisher: London : Rich and Cowan (1936)
Seller: MW Books (New York, NY, U.S.A.)
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Book Price: $47.60
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TOTAL Cost: $47.60
Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 335 p. : front., plates (inc. ports.) ; 21 cm. Subject: Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858-1924. 3 Kg.
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E. Nesbit : a biography / Doris Langley Moore by Moore, Doris Langley (1902-1989)
Hardcover
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Publisher: London : Rich and Cowan (1936)
Seller: MW Books Ltd. (Galway, Ireland)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $41.35
Shipping: $16.00
TOTAL Cost: $57.35
Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 335 p. : front., plates (inc. ports.) ; 21 cm. Subject: Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858-1924. 1 Kg.
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E. Nesbit : A Biography by Moore, Doris Langley
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Chilton Books Philadelphia 1966 (1966)
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
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Book Price: $43.60
Shipping: $20.00
TOTAL Cost: $63.60
1st ed. thus hardback with dust jacket Very nice copy octavo xxix + 370pp., b/w plates, bibliog., index, Revised with new material
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E. Nesbit: a biography by Moore, Doris Langley (1902-1989)
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Benn (1967)
Seller: MW Books (New York, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $78.20
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TOTAL Cost: $78.20
Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Signed by Seaver and with two letters to Seaver loosely inserted. From George Seaver's own library through the Zozimus (Wyse Jackson) sale 2021. Geroge Seaver was an English biographer and polar enthusiast. In 1946, Seaver was appointed bishop's vicar of Kilkenny Cathedral in Ireland, but even after his retirement his interest in polar affairs and writing biographies remained until his death in 1976. Physical description: 335 pages frontispiece, plates (including portraits), facsimiles 23 cm. Subjects: Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858-1924. Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858-1924; Biography. English writers; biography. 3 Kg.
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