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Folk Tales of British Isles
by Crossley-Holland, Kevin (SIGNED)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571137865
- ISBN 13
- 9780571137862
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Faber & Faber, Limited, 1987. Second Edition . Blue Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hannah Firmin (Wood engravings). A representative anthology of the folk tales of the British Isles chosen and with an Introduction by the editor. 389 pp. plus Bibliography. Blue cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine. Tail of spine is slightly rubbed and top rear corner is bumped, ow book is as new. Unclipped (£ 9.95 net), wraparound DJ has bit of edge wear. Book is from the collection of the Toronto author/poet, Greg Gatenby as witnessed by his signature and the acquisition date of this book ffep. Presentation copy: "for Greg Gatenby with all good wishing/ Kevin Crossley-Holland /12 April 1991". SIGNED by EDITOR. Bookseller's inventory # 122949.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002949
- Title
- Folk Tales of British Isles
- Author
- Crossley-Holland, Kevin (SIGNED)
- Illustrator
- Hannah Firmin (Wood engravings)
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571137865
- ISBN 13
- 9780571137862
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- New
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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...
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