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The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (Illustrated Edition)
by GRIMM, Jacob; GRIMM, Wilhelm (authors); OWENS, Lily (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 051709293X
- ISBN 13
- 9780517092934
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
Item Price
A$25.80A$20.64
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About This Item
Avenel, New Jersey: Gramercy Books. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 051709293X . A presentation of the complete fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm of Germany. These 215 stories are accompanied by 100 black & white illustrations by various illustrators. Edited, with an introduction, by Lily Owens. --- In cream paper-covered boards backed in green cloth with gilt-stamped spine titling; wrapped in simple white dust jacket. --- The leaves show conspicuous tanning to edges, else a clean, tightly-bound, sound copy. Unpriced, unclipped dust jacket is in very good shape, but with small tear to lower front edge. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.) ; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xiv, 680 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87667
- Title
- The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (Illustrated Edition)
- Author
- GRIMM, Jacob; GRIMM, Wilhelm (authors); OWENS, Lily (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 051709293X
- ISBN 13
- 9780517092934
- Publisher
- Gramercy Books
- Place of Publication
- Avenel, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- 051709293X
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