1911 Mother Carey's Chickens Kate Douglas Wiggin Signed Presentation Copy

Description: Click here to see our other books! Mother Carey's Chickens Kate Douglas Wiggin 1911 Grosset & Dunlap : New York 8" by 5.5" 1-355 [5]pp SUMMARY A signed presentation copy of American writer Kate Douglas Wiggin's charming children's novel with a moral message. Author's Presentation Copy,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION A signed, early edition of this children's novel from American educator and author Kate Douglas Wiggin. Published in the same year as the first edition.With the inscription to the front free endpaper: 'W. B. P, K. D. W. I am so pleased, & so honoured that you like this book. May I give it to you honoured! Kate Douglas Wiggin, December 1914'.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and with a blind stamp to front free endpaper. With four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.Wiggin's charming and popular tale tells the story of a poor but happy family of four children who, in spite of being fatherless, make the lives of others better. Their lives are thrown into chaos when their snobbish cousin comes to stay. CONDITION In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with discolouration to back strip. Front hinge strained, with board slightly tender. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. Blind stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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