Forgotten Tales of Long Ago
by E. V. Lucas [editor]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Wells, Gardener, Darton & Co. Ltd., 1906. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". F. D. Bedford. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of tales and legends. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-two plates. A collection of short tales, including: Prince Life, The Three Cakes, The Bunch of Cherries, The Fugitive, The Life and Adventures of Lady Anne, and more. Selected by Edward Verrall Lucas, an English humorist, essayist, playwright, publisher, poet, novelist, and biographer. Illustrated by Francis Donkin Bedford, a British artist and illustrator,. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Age toning to the endpapers. Pencil inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 871T50
- Title
- Forgotten Tales of Long Ago
- Author
- E. V. Lucas [editor]
- Illustrator
- F. D. Bedford
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Wells, Gardener, Darton & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Forgotten Tales Lucas Bedford Tales
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- A.N.
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