London: George Allen and Unwin. Good in Fair dust jacket. (1933). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's signature. Some spotting to page edges and preliminary leaves. Some marking and fading to boards. Heavy spotting to dust wrapper. 2 3/4" x 1/2" chip at head of dust wrapper spine. 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" chip at tail of dust wrapper spine. 3/8" x 1/4" chip at head of rear panel of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 288 pages. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 192mm x 128mm. "The charm of these fairy tales lies in the fact that they people our everyday world with fairies, pigmies, dragons and magicians, and altogether they discover in modern life more wonders than we should expect." - from the dust wrapper blurb.; 8vo .

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Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7275
Title: Fairy Tales With One Extra As A Makeweight By Joseph Capek
Author: Capek, Karel
Illustrator: Capek, Joseph
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good in Fair dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: George Allen and Unwin
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: (1933)

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