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Faeries
by Froud, Brian; Lee, Alan; Larkin, David (Ed)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0810909014
- ISBN 13
- 9780810909014
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1978. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Lavishly illustrated guide to all types of fairies drawn from literature, myth, & legend, including water & tree fairies, nymphs, pixies, elves, leprechauns, dryads, & more. Unpaginated, with 185 lovely drawings & paintings by the authors, including 147 in full color. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from Abrams,1978, not the later reprint. Oversized hardcover has off-white linen-covered boards, with gilt decoration & lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean save for 2 small spots to first two endpapers & slight darkening along bottom edges. Binding tight & square; pages stark white & unmarked save for old gift inscription written large across both front endpapers. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine: flawless except for the mild wrinkling to the laminate that also seems to plague this book & slight darkening to extremities. A beauty! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays, very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or international shipping without preapproval of substantial (at least double) postage increase per USPS rates.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018436
- Title
- Faeries
- Author
- Froud, Brian; Lee, Alan; Larkin, David (Ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0810909014
- ISBN 13
- 9780810909014
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- FAIRIES LITTLE PEOPLE MYTHOLOGY LEGEND CELTIC DRUID FAIRY TALES FANTASY ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATOR CHILDREN FICTION FOLKLORE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books/Illustrators; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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