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Sir Thomas Thumb: Or, the Wonderful Adventures of a Fairy Knight
by Not Stated
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and SOns, 1907. Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". Not Stated. An illustrated edition of this book featuring the folklore fairy character Thomas Thumb. An excellent book containing a selection of the popular adventures of Sir Thomas Thumb, the fairy knight who is no bigger than his father's thumb.Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore first published in 1621. It was the first printed fairy tale in English. Illustrated with six lavish and colourful illustrations as well as a frontispiece. Lacking a plate to face page 23 illustrating 'Queen Mab in her carriage.' In the original publisher's illustrated boards binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Inscribed by a previous owner to the front free endpaper and the front pastedown, dated 1909 and 1934. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and six coloured plates. Lacking a plate to face page 23, 'Queen Mab in her Carriage.' Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 771A59
- Title
- Sir Thomas Thumb: Or, the Wonderful Adventures of a Fairy Knight
- Author
- Not Stated
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and SOns
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- thomas thumb illustrated colour boards illustrated
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About the Seller
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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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Shelf Wear
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- Inscribed
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....