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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Arthur Rackham. Very good first printing. Stated first edition on Publisher's blue cloth with gilt stamped to cover and spine, with some fading. Minor wear to spine ends and edges. No dust jacket. Binding square, rear hinge very slightly loose. No author cited. 11 beautiful colour plates by Rackham, plus many black & white illustrations. 12 fairy tales from 12 different countries including England, Ireland, Italy, Japan, and Serbia.
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- Bookseller
- Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12660
- Title
- A Fairy Book
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Pages
- 111
- Keywords
- children, fairy tales
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
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